Endometrial Characterization Using Office Hysteroscopy in Women Presenting With Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Menstrual dysfunction is the cause of discomfort and disturbed healthy lifestyle. Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is considered as a common problem in premenopausal women. AUB is defined as bleeding from the uterine that is abnormal in volume, regularity, and/or timing.

There are various diagnostic modalities available in the market, ranging from traditional dilation and curettage (D&C), transvaginal sonography, hysteroscopy and saline infusion sonography. Dilation and curettage is the most widely used simple day care procedure for histological evaluation of the endometrial. It was once considered as the gold standard of investigating women with AUB.

Office hysteroscopy is a very useful technique for diagnosis and treatment of uterine pathology in an office-based environment. It is directly related to the technological explosion, which during the last years has further evolved and given us the opportunity to perform hysteroscopy without providing general anesthesia or sedation to the patients, due to the narrow width of the latest generation hysteroscopes. Hysteroscopic inspection of uterine cavity is a simple and well accepted method. The direct real time visualization, real-color, hydrated, well-illuminated, and augmented vision of the uterine cavity make this diagnostic tool very accurate to detect minute focal endometrial pathology and small lesions and helping us to take well guided direct biopsies.