ABSTRACT

Many benign gynaecological conditions can now be safely diagnosed, investigated and managed in the outpatient or 'office' setting. Handbook of Outpatient Hysteroscopy is a concise, highly practical, guide to modern practice, concentrating not simply on the surgical interventions in an ambulatory one-stop 'see and treat' setting, but providing clear

part |2 pages

Part 1 Fundamentals of outpatient hysteroscopy

chapter 1|9 pages

Normal anatomy and physiology of the uterus

ANATOMY

chapter |1 pages

iInformation Box 2.1 Definitions

chapter 3|13 pages

Instrumentation and decontamination

chapter |10 pages

Colour Plates

chapter 5|1 pages

Diagnostic hysteroscopy

chapter |13 pages

iInformation Box 5.1 Uterine assessment

part |2 pages

Part 2 Common presentations in outpatient hysteroscopy

chapter 6|9 pages

Postmenopausal bleeding

AETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF POSTMENOPAUSAL BLEEDING

chapter 7|3 pages

Endometrial hyperplasia

DEFINITION OF ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA

chapter 8|1 pages

Hormone replacement therapy

chapter 9|5 pages

Tamoxifen

chapter 10|2 pages

Excessive menstrual bleeding

part |2 pages

Part 3 Operative outpatient hysteroscopy

chapter 12|6 pages

Combating anxiety and pain

chapter 14|1 pages

Bipolar intrauterine electrosurgery

chapter 15|1 pages

Endometrial polyps

chapter 16|4 pages

Submucous (intracavity) fibroids

chapter 17|4 pages

Outpatient endometrial ablation

chapter 18|1 pages

Subfertility and miscarriage

chapter 19|22 pages

Fertility control

chapter 20|9 pages

Training, safety and medicolegal issues