Menorrhagia

Is the D&C dated?

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 31st, 2002

According to a new teaching module recently released by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO), physicians should consider alternatives to the dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of menorrhagia, also known as excessive menstrual bleeding (EMB).

The D&C procedure entails the scraping of the lining of the uterus.

The teaching monograph, "Clinical Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding," part of APGO's educational series on Women's Health Issues, states that newer surgical techniques, such as hysteroscopy with endometrial biopsy, which uses a tiny lighted tube to look inside the endometrial...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-10-31)

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