Hysteroscopy is a procedure applied for the diagnosis and the treatment of the uterine cavity by access through the cervix with an illuminated camera system.
Images are displayed on a screen. The tube shaped device used to access the vagina which constitutes of a camera or lens system is called hysteroscope.
Hysteroscopy can be performed with local anesthesia in examination environment or with general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia in surgical environment. Usually it is performed within 1 week following a menstruation as view in the vagina is in its best state for hysteroscopy.