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Office Based Evaluation of Patients Presenting With Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and/or Uterine Fibroids With Concurrent Office Hysteroscopy and Endometrial Biopsy; Does the Order Matter?
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Office hysteroscopy and Endometrial biopsy for Uterine Fibroids and Vaginal Bleeding. Completed, enrolled 78 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study will look at the optimal order in which to perform concurrent office hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy in female patients who present for evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding at a fibroid and endometriosis treatment center.
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Interventions
Office hysteroscopy is a procedure performed in the office in which a flexible hysteroscope is inserted into the uterine cavity. The patient is positioned in a dorsal lithotomy position and teh cervix is visualized with a speculum. Normal saline is used to distend the cavity, and the hysteroscope is used to visualize any abnormalities within the cavity.
An endometrial biopsy is a procedure in which a pipelle instrument is inserted into the uterine cavity and suction from the pipelle is used to obtain endometrial tissue. This is performed with the patient in the dorsal lithotomy position and a speculum is used to visualize the cervix.