Thirteen steps for office hysteroscopy with minimal discomfort

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Submitted: June 18, 2019
Published: Jun 27, 2019
DOI: 10.29328/journal.cjog.1001021
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Ricardo Bassil Lasmar
Associated Gynecology Professor of Department of General Surgery and Speciality of Federal Fluminense University , UFF, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bernardo Portugal Lasmar
Department of Gynecology, Estacio de Sá University (UNESA),Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

The Office hysteroscopy (OH) is a important procedure to make diagnosis and sometimes, treatment, of intrauterine pathology, without getting the patient to Operating Room. Its advantages are very well known: less costs, fast diagnosis, see and treat and several others. It's mainly difficulty is the discomfort during the procedure. To stimule to grow the number of gynecologist to leave OR and to go to office hysteroscopy, we propose thirteen steps for office hysteroscopy with minimal discomfort

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Lasmar, R. B., & Lasmar, B. P. (2019). Thirteen steps for office hysteroscopy with minimal discomfort. Clinical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2(1), 034–037. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.cjog.1001021
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