Surgical removal. Endometrial polyps can be removed during hysteroscopy, a procedure that uses a tiny telescope (hysteroscope) and thin surgical instruments to view and treat areas inside the uterus.

Dilatation and curettage (D&C)—A D&C may be done for a woman with heavy bleeding. In this procedure, the cervix is dilated and the top layer of the endometrium where the bleeding is coming from ...

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Dilatation and Curettage (D&C) is a life saving procedure ... Procedures, such as endometrial pipelle biopsy, that remove a deeper layer of the womb lining, seem to be more effective and are ...

Health care professionals perform dilation and curettage to diagnose and treat certain uterine conditions — such as heavy bleeding — or to clear the uterine lining after a miscarriage or ...

This is done with the use of ß-human chorionic gonadotropin levels (ß-hCG), transvaginal ultrasound and, in some cases, uterine curettage. Although progesterone levels are typically higher in ...

or metastasized Endometrial biopsy or D&C (dilation and curettage) - a procedure to remove tissue samples from the lining of the uterus for examination under a microscope. An endometrial biopsy is a ...

Postmenopausal bleeding, occurring a year after menopause, can signal health issues, including endometrial cancer in 10-15% ...

Adenomyosis is a chronic condition in which the endometrial tissue that lines the uterus grows into the muscular wall of the uterus. Symptoms include heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain ...

Surgery is the cornerstone of treatment for uterine (endometrial) cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering. For many women, it’s used for removing the cancer as well as diagnosis and staging information.

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