Hi @Val
Thank you for sharing your difficult experience. Unfortunately your testimonial bears similarities to that of others who also felt they were not given enough information before the procedure or adequate pain relief options.
At Patient Safety Learning, we have been working with clinicians, researchers, campaigners and of course patients to understand the barriers to safer hysteroscopy treatment so that we can call for action that will be effective in improving care.
A few links below that may be of interest:
Improving hysteroscopy safety
Presenting my work on pain during hysteroscopy to RCOG
Through the hysteroscope: Reflections of a gynaecologist
Ministers respond to patients’ concerns about painful hysteroscopies: Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales (February 2021)
Minister acknowledges patients’ concerns about painful hysteroscopies; but will action be taken? (January 2021)