Misoprostol in Office Hysteroscopy and Endometrial Biopsy

Summary

We hypothesize that use of vaginal misoprostol will help in reducing the pain scores when used prior to concurrent office hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy in a particular subgroup of women who are anticipated to require cervical dilatation.

Timeline

Start

2018-09-01

Primary completion

2019-12-31

Completion

2020-03-25

Publications

• Background Cicinelli E, Didonna T, Ambrosi G, Schonauer LM, Fiore G, Matteo MG. Topical anaesthesia for diagnostic hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy in postmenopausal women: a randomised placebo-controlled double-blind study. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1997 Mar;104(3):316-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11460.x.
• Background Urman RD, Punwani N, Bombaugh M, Shapiro FE. Safety considerations for office-based obstetric and gynecologic procedures. Rev Obstet Gynecol. 2013;6(1):e8-e14.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.