To access the uterus your healthcare practitioner will open up your vagina and then slowly dilate open your cervix the boundary between the vagina and uterus.
D and c procedure instruments.
Following anesthesia there are two main parts to the d c procedure.
He ll likely use a combination of numbing medication a slender rod and small medical instruments.
A dilation and curettage d and c is a procedure that involves opening the cervix and using an instrument to remove tissue from the uterus.
Knowing what to expect before during and.
Dilation and curettage d c is a brief surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and a special instrument is used to scrape the uterine lining.
Doctors perform dilation and curettage to diagnose and treat certain uterine conditions such as heavy bleeding or to clear the uterine lining after a miscarriage or abortion.
D and c also known as dilatation dil ah tay shun and curettage koo re tahzh is a minor surgical procedure in which the physician first dilates or opens the woman s cervix and then inserts a thin spoon shaped instrument and uses it to remove material from the internal lining of the uterus.