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Hysteroscopy

At Iatros Specialist Hospital, hysteroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure used to examine the inside of the uterus and identify or treat abnormalities that may affect your menstrual health, reproductive health or fertility.

Using a thin, lighted instrument called a hysteroscope, your gynaecologist can examine the uterine cavity and, when necessary, treat certain conditions during the same procedure. Hysteroscopy may be recommended when symptoms, ultrasound findings or fertility concerns suggest that further assessment of the uterus is needed.

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Hysteroscopy in Lagos: looking inside the womb, not guessing
What it is

What is Hysteroscopy?

Hysteroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows a gynaecologist to examine the inside of the uterus using a thin instrument called a hysteroscope. It can be used to diagnose or treat abnormalities within the uterine cavity.

Why Might You Need a Hysteroscopy?

Hysteroscopy may be recommended for:

  • Heavy or abnormal menstrual bleeding

  • Uterine polyps or selected fibroids

  • Uterine adhesions or structural abnormalities

  • Recurrent miscarriage

  • Certain fertility concerns

  • Abnormal findings on an ultrasound scan

Your specialist will determine whether hysteroscopy is appropriate based on your symptoms, medical history and test results.

Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy

Hysteroscopy is used to diagnose and treat conditions inside the uterus, including polyps, selected fibroids, adhesions and structural abnormalities. Depending on the findings, treatment may be performed during the same procedure.

Hysteroscopy and Fertility

Hysteroscopy may be recommended during fertility assessment to identify uterine conditions such as polyps, fibroids or adhesions that may affect conception or pregnancy.

What Happens During Hysteroscopy?

A thin hysteroscope is gently passed through the vagina and cervix to examine the uterine cavity. If an abnormality is found, it may be treated during the procedure where appropriate.

When Is Hysteroscopy Recommended?

Hysteroscopy may be recommended for:

  • Abnormal or heavy bleeding

  • Recurrent miscarriage

  • Difficulty becoming pregnant

  • Suspected polyps or fibroids

  • Abnormal ultrasound findings

  • Suspected uterine adhesions

Your gynaecologist will determine whether hysteroscopy is appropriate based on your individual condition.

Who it suits

  • Repeated failed embryo transfers
  • Recurrent miscarriage
  • Heavy or irregular bleeding
  • A suspected polyp, fibroid or adhesion on scan
  • Abnormal findings before starting IVF
Many patients have a hysteroscopy before a first or repeat IVF cycle, so the cavity is known to be clear.
Step by step

What The Day Involves

1
Before the date

Timing and preparation

The procedure is usually scheduled for the first half of your cycle, after your period has finished and before ovulation.
2
On arrival

Admission and anaesthesia

A diagnostic look can be done under local anaesthesia or light sedation. Operative hysteroscopy is done under general anaesthesia.
3
15 to 30 minutes

The procedure

The cavity is inspected, images are recorded, and any polyp, adhesion or septum found is treated in the same sitting where it is safe to do so.
4
Same day

Discharge and results

Most people go home within a few hours. You are shown the images and told what was found before you leave.
Hysteroscopy
Price On Request
diagnostic, with treatment quoted separately
  • Pre-procedure assessment
  • Theatre time and anaesthesia
  • Diagnostic inspection and recorded images
  • Endometrial biopsy where indicated
  • A written report and follow-up review
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Operative treatment carried out during the same procedure is quoted separately, because it depends on what is found on the day.
Questions

Frequently Asked

For a straightforward diagnostic look you can be, under local anaesthesia or light sedation. If treatment is likely to be needed, general anaesthesia is more comfortable and is what we would usually recommend.
Expect period-like cramping and light spotting for a day or two. Simple pain relief is normally enough, and most people are back to their usual activity the next day.
Often the following cycle, if only a small polyp or adhesion was treated. More extensive resection may need one or two cycles of healing first. You will be given a specific answer rather than a general one.
We treat what is safe to treat in the same sitting, take a biopsy where one is needed, and explain the rest at your follow-up. Nothing significant is done beyond what your consent covered.
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Ask Whether a Hysteroscopy Would Change Your Plan.

If it would not change anything, we will tell you to save your money.
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