During a diagnostic hysteroscopy your New York gynecologist uses a long, thin, lighted telescope-like instrument - a hysteroscope - to observe changes inside your uterus. This is called a diagnostic hysteroscopy.

If you need treatment for polyps, your doctor can do a hysteroscopy polypectomy. If heavy bleding caused by uterine fibroids is an issue, he can perform a hysteroscopy ablation procedure. Both use the same tool, and all hysteroscopy procedures are usually performed right in the office of your gynecologist in Queens, NYC.

While both laparoscopy and hysteroscopy can be used to treat similar symptoms, there are differences between the two procedures. Unlike laparoscopy, hysteroscopy is performed without any incisions. During a hysteroscopy, the instrument is inserted into your uterus through your vagina and past your cervix.

Hysteroscopy allows your doctor to see inside your uterus. A top OB/GYN in Queens, NYC can use laparoscopy to examine both the inside and outside of your uterus, including your ovaries and fallopian tubes. Sometimes, your doctor performs a laparoscopy/hysteroscopy combination.

Diagnosing uterine abnormalities based on reported symptoms alone can be challenging, since symptoms of different conditions can be similar. Seeing inside your uterus via hysteroscopy helps your doctor make a definitive diagnosis. Your doctor may recommend a diagnostic hysteroscopy if you have:

   . Heavy menstrual bleeding

   . Irregular menstrual cycles

   . More than two consecutive miscarriages

   . Difficulty conceiving

The most common reason for a diagnostic hysteroscopy is irregular bleeding, including bleeding between your regular periods. In what is known as a hysteroscopy biopsy, the doctor uses the hysteroscope to remove cells from your uterine lining, so that they can be checked for abnormalities under a microscope.