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Is hysteroscopy and hysterosonography the same thing?

By Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 10/23/2019

No. Hysteroscopy and hysterosonography are two different tests.

Hysteroscopy consists of inserting a tube (hysteroscope) attached to a camera through the cervix; while hysterosonography is a transvaginal ultrasound that is performed along with the insertion of saline through the cervix by means of a cannula.

Read the full article on: Endoscopic Surgery: Hysteroscopy & Laparoscopy ( 122).
 Marta Barranquero Gómez
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Embryologist
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
License: 3316-CV
Embryologist. Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH). License: 3316-CV.