WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 1998: Re: 27 years old facing DNC

Re: 27 years old facing DNC

From: D. Ashley Hill, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 9 Apr 1998 12:17:51 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Tracey wrote:

>It has been almost 5 months and I just had a follow up pelvic ultrasound
>and the technician says that although the conditions are not ideal this
>time, it still looked suspicious.My doctor is recommending a DNC.

A D and C is not really the optimal procedure for removing endometrial polyps. D&C's have kind of lost favor in the past few years, because they are a "blind" procedure, where a small, metal device about as big around as a #2 pencil, is inserted into the uterus and used to scrape the uterine lining. We can't see up in there when we are doing the procedure, so we have to hope that the polyp and any abnormal tissue is removed. A hysteroscopy, on the other hand, is a procedure using a small, lighted tube with a camera attached that allows us to directly look inside the uterus and remove any abnormal areas (including polyps).

The recovery time for both procedures is minimal, as you go home the same day. The overwhelming majority of my patients are back at work 2 days after the procedure. You can expect some light spotting for a few days to a week. Rarely, an infection occurs requiring oral or IV antibiotics. This is usually diagnosed when the patient has abdominal pain and increased bleeding.

Good luck with your procedure. Hysteroscopic polypectomy is usually curative.

-- Ashley Hill David Ashley Hill, M.D. Associate Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency Orlando, FL http://www.gate.net/~dahmd

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