Should Diagnostic Curettage be Abandoned?
Keywords:
Physicians, Family, Dilation and Curettage, Routine Diagnostic Tests, Gynecology
Abstract
Dilatation of the cenix and curettage of the endometrium (D&C) is a widely performed procedure in gynaecology.' It is usually done under general anesthetic in an operating theatre. Women readily accept a D&C where their practitioners deem it necessary, and many patients desire the procedure to "cleanse" what is perceived to be a uterine cavity with an accumulation of debris. It has been employed in the past for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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