It is performed with a hysteroscope - a narrow telescope with a light and camera at the end.
Images are sent to a monitor so your doctor or specialist nurse can see inside your womb.
The hysteroscope is passed into your womb through your vagina and cervix (entrance to the womb), which means no cuts need to be made in your skin.
A hysteroscopy can be used to:
- Investigate symptoms or problems
such as heavy periods, unusual vaginal bleeding, postmenopausal bleeding, pelvic pain, repeated miscarriages or difficulty getting pregnant - Diagnose conditions
such as fibroids and polyps (we may take a biopsy) - Treat conditions and problems
such as removing fibroids, polyps, displaced intrauterine devices (IUDs) and intrauterine adhesions (scar tissue that causes absent periods and reduced fertility)
Patient leaflet
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' patient leaflet explains everything you need to know about the procedure - please read it before your appointment:
Outpatient Hysteroscopy - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Our services
- Outpatient hysteroscopy diagnostics and operative at the John Radcliffe Hospital
- Outpatient hysteroscopy diagnostics and operative at the Horton General Hospital
Our team
John Radcliffe Hospital
Consultants
- Lamiese Ismail
- Martin Hirsch
- Maria Isabella Sereni (Locum)
Staff Grades
- Soma Roy-chaudhuri
- Sridevi Beriwal
Nurse Hysteroscopists
Trainee Nurse Hysteroscopists
- Hafizah Bakhtiari
Specialist Nurse - Giulia Bartolo
Specialist Nurse
Nursing team
Sister
Marie Sims
Deputy Sisters
- Erine Okenykene
- Samantha Clarke
- Myrna Gapay
Clinical Support Workers (CSW)
- Lisa Dennie
- Teresa Doyle
- Anita Franklin
- Devalee Genas
- Kelly Meaden
- Nicola O'Mahoney
- Ksenya Stevens-Astell
- Lindsey Jones
Horton General Hospital
Consultants
- Uloma Okwuosa
- Mohamed Raheem
Associate Specialist
Sheila Doshi
Staff Grades
- Soma Roy-chaudhuri
- Sridevi Beriwal
Nursing team
Ward Manager / Specialist Nurse
- Tracy Gunter
Specialist Nurse - Bernadette Macdonald
Specialist Nurse - Christy Tracey
Deputy Sister - Johanna Bambrough
Staff Nurse
Clinical Support Workers (CSW)
- Michelle Hartwell
- Soraya Prentice
Find us and contact us
Women's Diagnostic Suite
Level 1 Outpatient Department
John Radcliffe Hospital Women’s Centre
How to find the John Radcliffe Hospital
Women's Day Surgery Unit
Horton General Hospital
How to find the Horton General Hospital
Tel: 01865 231 571
