How long after hysteroscopy can I have sex?

Hysteroscopy is a method to determine whether there is any disease in the uterus. This method can help us prevent the impact of uterine diseases. However, it should be noted that women who have undergone hysteroscopy cannot have sexual intercourse, as sexual intercourse will cause bacterial growth and increase the probability of gynecological diseases. Generally speaking, women who have undergone hysteroscopy need to wait one week before having sex, but for safety reasons, it is best to wait one month before having sex.

How long after hysteroscopy can I have sex

Patients should understand that hysteroscopy refers to inserting a scope from the vagina into the uterine cavity. The lens can provide an intuitive understanding of the environment of the uterine cavity. It is a minimally invasive diagnostic and treatment technique. You cannot have sex immediately after a hysteroscopy. So how long after a hysteroscopy can you have sex?

Hysteroscopy is best performed within 3 to 7 days after the menstrual cycle ends and is completely clean. If the patient has irregular bleeding in addition to menstruation, hysteroscopy should be performed after the bleeding stops. Patients generally do not feel pain during laparoscopy, but some patients are particularly sensitive and I am very worried about the pain. In this case, local anesthesia can be performed before hysteroscopy. If you choose this painless hysteroscopy, the patient should fast and abstain from water for at least six hours before the examination. Generally, no medication is required after hysteroscopy. If the patient's condition is special, antibiotics can be used appropriately under the guidance of a doctor.

Sexual intercourse and bathing should be prohibited within one month after hysteroscopy. After hysteroscopy, there is a small amount of bleeding in the vagina, and some patients may experience slight discomfort in the lower abdomen. These are all normal. However, if the amount of vaginal bleeding is heavy, like the amount of menstrual blood or exceeds the amount of menstrual blood, and the abdominal pain is very obvious, you must contact the examining doctor as soon as possible and go to the hospital for further diagnosis.

Who needs hysteroscopy?

If a woman wants to conceive successfully, she must meet two major conditions: one is a high-quality embryo, and the other is a high-quality uterine environment. Improving the adverse uterine cavity environment and increasing the receptivity of the endometrium so that the embryo can implant successfully is one of the goals of many doctors when treating uterine cavity diseases. In clinical practice, the accuracy of hysteroscopy is so high that it can be called the "gold standard" for intrauterine disease examination. Hysteroscopy has a wide range of indications, so there are many patients who are very suitable for hysteroscopy.

If a woman has abnormal uterine bleeding before or after menopause, hysteroscopy can be used to identify the cause of bleeding. Hysteroscopy can accurately determine the cause of bleeding. If a woman has difficulty getting pregnant, has miscarriage, or has recurrent miscarriages, a hysteroscopy can be performed to explore intrauterine factors to find the causes of the above symptoms. Hysteroscopy can also make more accurate and in-depth diagnosis of abnormal uterine cavity echoes found during hysterosalpingography, B-ultrasound and other examinations.

Laparoscopy is often used in preoperative surgical evaluation. Observing the environment within the uterine cavity before surgery can directly determine whether the diseased tissue can be removed from the cervix. If an IUD is placed in a woman's uterus, a hysteroscope can be used to observe whether the IUD's normal position in the uterus has changed, whether it has caused perforation in the patient, etc. Hysteroscopy can also make early diagnosis of endometrial cancer and cervical cancer.