I'm so sorry I'm aware I sound completely stupid but I went in today after an urgent referral for unscheduled bleeding, had a TVS where they said it looks reassuring but they'll take some cells from my womb lining to be sure. I then had a very uncomfortable procedure which caused some cramping and bleeding involving a speculum and a thin tube. Results within 2 weeks apparently but I'm still not sure of it was a hysteroscopy!! Does anyone have any insight?
If it had a camera attached and you could see what was happening, that’s a hysteroscopy, you may have had a blind biopsy (I’ve had both - several times )
Hi,
It sounds like you had a pipelle biopsy. At my first appointment the gynae said she would try to do it and it might give results sooner. As it happened my cervix was too closed (I was 76) to enable her to do it and I had to wait for a hysteroscopy appointment.
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Anne
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