Hysteroscopy

Sometimes a hysteroscopy is performed at the same time as a laparoscopy or as a separate procedure. The hysteroscopy involves dilating the opening of the cervix and placing a lighted tube into the uterine cavity without an incision. The purpose of this procedure is to visualize the inside of the uterus for any abnormalities. The hysteroscopy can be diagnostic only or can be operative. Abnormalities found at time of the hysteroscopy such as scar tissue, polyps, fibroids or a septum can be surgically treated.

The risks of the hysteroscopy are bleeding, infection (2-4%), risks of anesthesia, risks of injury to internal organs or structures which may require more extensive surgery and a risk of uterine perforation