ABSTRACT
Successful hysteroscopy depends upon good surgical technique, an understanding of the limitations of the technology and incorporation of information obtained from earlier in the clinical process (history and examination). Hysteroscopy should be avoided during menses because the view is likely to be compromised. Although normal endometrial appearances during the secretory phase could potentially be misinterpreted (e.g. as polyps or hyperplastic endometrium), with experience the likelihood of this is small and so timing of the procedure to coincide with the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle is not necessary nor indeed practical.
