ABSTRACT
The concept of preparation of the uterus prior to surgery has received increasing attention as we strive to achieve higher success rates and facilitate our procedures. When DeCherney and Polan first reported on resectoscopic endometrial ablations, most of their patients were chronically sick with acute bleeding, and although there was no time for medical pre-treatment, they achieved good results 1 . As the applications and indications of hysteroscopic and resectoscopic procedures have broadened, we see far fewer acute patients.
