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A New Approach to Office Hysteroscopy Compared With Traditional Hysteroscopy

2006; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 108; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/01.aog.0000227750.93984.06

1873-233X

Ron Sagiv, Oscar Sadan, Mona Boaz, Michal Dishi, Edwardo Schechter, Abraham Golan,

Endometriosis Research and Treatment

In Brief OBJECTIVE: To compare a "no touch" approach to diagnostic hysteroscopy without anesthesia with traditional diagnostic hysteroscopy after intracervical injection of mepivacaine hydrochloride 3%. METHODS: A total of 130 women undergoing diagnostic hysteroscopy were included in the study and were randomized, using a computer-generated randomization list to one of two treatment groups in a ratio of 2:1. Eighty-three women underwent hysteroscopy without speculum, tenaculum, or anesthesia. Forty-seven women received intracervical anesthesia with 10 mL of 3% mepivacaine hydrochloride solution injected at two sites (3:00 and 9:00 positions) and underwent traditional hysteroscopy. Hysteroscopy was performed using a rigid 3.7-mm hysteroscope and a medium of 0.9% saline, and the image was transmitted to a screen visible to the patient. A visual analog scale (VAS) consisting of a 10-cm line was used to assess the intensity of pain experienced during and after the procedure. Overall patient satisfaction was assessed during, immediately after, 15 minutes later, and 3 days after hysteroscopy. RESULTS: The mean pain score was significantly lower in the group without the use of speculum, tenaculum, or anesthesia (VAS1: 3.8±2.7 versus 5.34±3.23, P=.01; VAS2: 3.02±2.50 versus 4.57±3.30, P=.008). Patient satisfaction rate was similar in both groups. CONCLUSION: Patients reported significantly less pain with the altered approach to diagnostic hysteroscopy compared with patients undergoing the traditional procedure with anesthesia. This new approach can therefore be considered as a useful hysteroscopic technique. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov, www.clinicaltrials.gov, NCT00319410 LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II-1 Less pain was experienced at vaginoscopic approach of diagnostic hysteroscopy in comparison with the traditional procedure.