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Outpatient Hysteroscopy

  Hysteroscope is a telescope used to visualize the inside of the uterus called the  endometrium. They come in various sizes. It is now apparent that modern, slim, flexible,  disposable or mini guided hysteroscopes are gynecologist stethoscopes.   Hysteroscopy   can be done as an outpatient procedure to visualize the inside of the uterus. Like the  stethoscope that has many uses including absorption of heart sounds, listening of interior  of bowel sounds, hearing the roar of arterial blood flow, while monitoring the blood  pressure, our hysteroscope serves mainly to evaluate uterine health and allow tackling those problems in the same setting. Hysteroscopy can be performed for diagnostic or therapeutic indications.  In 1805, Bozzin’s, a curious endoscopist, used a rigid scope to look inside the urethra.  This marked the first recorded endoscopy procedure. He was censored for undue curiosity  and the procedure fell into disfavor....