Fertility Testing for Women
Anatomical Testing > Diagnostic Hysteroscopy
Diagnostic Hysteroscopy is the gold standard of evaluating the inside of a woman's uterus. This minimally invasive surgical procedure inolves placing a very small tube (hysteroscope) into the woman's uterus. The tube has a video camera attached to it and allows the physician to see inside the uterus with great clarity.
Diagnostic hysteroscopy will verify or rule out any abnormalities suspected on other tests such as HSG, SHG or ultrasound. If abnormalities such as polyps or fibroids or a septate uterus is confirmed, small surgical instruments can be introduced through the hysteroscope and can be used to make the uterus normal.
The procedure is accomplished with minimal anesthesia, in an outpatient surgical setting. Almost all women require mimimal pain medicine after surgery and can return to work the following day.
See Post Coital Testing for more Anatomical Testing information
(Please Note: Tennessee Reproductive Medicine does not perform post-coital tests.)