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To evaluate the effects of hysteroscope diameter, patient parity, and surgeon experience on patient pain and procedural success during office diagnostic hysteroscopy.

November 18, 2004Human ReproductionOpen Access

Prospective multicentre randomized controlled trial to evaluate factors influencing the success rate of office diagnostic hysteroscopy

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RCRudi CampoKoç University CMCarlos Roger MolinasGuyra Paraguay LRLuk RombautsMonash IVF

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Randomized trial demonstrates higher success and reduced pain with mini-hysteroscopy in office patients, indicating smaller instruments mitigate risks from surgeon inexperience and nulliparity.

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To evaluate the effects of hysteroscope diameter, patient parity, and surgeon experience on patient pain and procedural success during office diagnostic hysteroscopy.
Prospective multicentre randomized controlled trial assigning patients to office diagnostic hysteroscopy with 3.5 mm mini-instruments (n=240) versus 5.0 mm conventional instruments (n=240).
Procedures were stratified according to patient parity and the operating surgeon's previous clinical experience.
Primary success was defined as a pain score <4 (scale 0–10), uterine visualization score >1 (scale 0–3), and the complete absence of procedural complications.
Mini-hysteroscopy achieved significantly less pain, superior uterine cavity visualization, and higher overall success rates compared to conventional hysteroscopy (all P < 0.0001).
Patients with previous vaginal deliveries experienced significantly less pain, better visualization, and higher success rates (all P < 0.0001).
Experienced surgeons achieved significantly lower pain scores (P=0.02), but the influence of parity and surgeon experience became non-significant when mini-instruments were utilized.

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Campo et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9f6aa49d6a1b1700ea35b3 https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deh559

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Randomized trial demonstrates higher success and reduced pain with mini-hysteroscopy in office patients, indicating smaller instruments mitigate risks from surgeon inexperience and nulliparity.

Prospective multicentre randomized controlled trial to evaluate factors influencing the success rate of office diagnostic hysteroscopy

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Prospective multicentre randomized controlled trial to evaluate factors influencing the success rate of office diagnostic hysteroscopy

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