Gynecologic Surgery Procedures

Dilation and curettage (endometrial tissue sampling)

What to expect from a D&C: reasons, how it is done, preparation, recovery, and common risks.

Learn why excision of a Bartholin gland cyst is done, how it works, preparation, recovery, and typical risks.

Hysteroscopy with biopsy (uterine scope)

Learn what hysteroscopy with biopsy is, why it is done, how to prepare, typical recovery, and potential risks.

Laparoscopic oophorectomy (ovary removal)

What laparoscopic ovary removal involves, reasons, typical prep, recovery, and risks. Learn terms like unilateral and bilateral.

Learn what Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) involves, common reasons, preparation, recovery, and risks.

Loop Electrosurgical Excision (LEEP) of cervix

What LEEP of the cervix is, why it is done, typical prep, recovery, and risks.

Uterine Dilation & Curettage (D&C)

What a D&C is, why it is done, typical preparation, recovery, and risks in plain language.

LEEP (cervical lesion excision)

What LEEP is, why it is done, how to prepare, typical recovery, and common risks for cervical lesion excision.

Hysterectomy (Abdominal)

Learn what an abdominal hysterectomy involves, why it is done, preparation, hospital stay, recovery time, risks, and typical follow-up.