Ep. 17 | What Is a Hysteroscopy and Why Would You Need One?

The field of reproductive medicine is about much more than in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intrauterine insemination. Patients may require surgery for an array of uterine conditions, including fibroids, polyps, chronic endometritis, and Asherman's disease. The good news is that many of these procedures, including a hysteroscopy, can now be done as outpatient procedures in the doctor’s office, making it more comfortable, less intimidating, and often less expensive than in the hospital.

In this episode, John Preston Parry, M.D., fertility specialist and director of Positive Steps Fertility, joins host Mark P. Trolice, M.D., to breakdown when women would need a hysteroscopy and how it is performed. Dr. Parry also discusses other diagnostic and operative procedures to detect and treat uterine conditions affecting a woman’s fertility.

Tune in to discover:

• What a hysteroscopy is and why it is performed
• The differences between hysteroscopy and laparoscopy
• The drawbacks of a hysterosalpingogram (HSG)
• Why women get less accurate, more painful OB-GYN care as a result of disparities in access to technology
• A breakdown of different uterine conditions that can cause infertility and the procedures to treat them