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By Mayo Clinic staffYour doctor will make an appointment with you soon after the D&C to discuss the results of tissue tests or of the procedure itself.
References
- Guido RS, et al. Dilation and curettage (D and C). http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Nov. 3, 2008.
- Sharp HT. Endometrial sampling/dilatation and curettage. In: Adams Hillard PJ, ed. 5-Minute Obstetrics and Gynecology Consult. Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008. http://www.5minobgyn.com/pt/re/hillard/bookcontent.01337302-1st_Edition-4.htm;jsessionid=JH3LLTpmphX94DCXFVfGLXfnhsjS1Dz6WCLWLV2QLhH0kvhrJJHY!-26702612!181195628!8091!-1?index=1&database=books&results=1&count=10&searchid=2&nav=search&cursorname=S.sh.42.43&fieldname=compref&recordnum=1&xpath=/bookdb/01337302/1st_Edition/4/WO(244137)&endxpath=/bookdb/01337302/1st_Edition/4/WO(244182)#gohere. Accessed Nov. 25, 2008.
- D&C for uterine bleeding problems. American College of Surgeons. http://www.facs.org/public_info/operation/brochures/dncbleed.pdf. Accessed Nov. 20, 2008.
- Dilation and curettage. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp062.cfm. Accessed Nov. 20, 2008.
- Early pregnancy loss: Miscarriage and molar pregnancy. The American College of Ostetricians and Gynecologists. http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp090.cfm. Accessed Nov. 24, 2008.
- Wieslander CK, et al. Therapeutic gynecologic procedures. In: DeCherney AH, et al. Current Diagnosis & Treatment Obstetrics & Gynecology. 10th ed. Columbus, Ohio: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2007. http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aid=2391387. Accessed Nov. 25, 2008.
- Anesthesia and You. American Society of Anesthesiologists. http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/anesandyou.htm. Accessed Nov. 28, 2008.
- Harms RW (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Dec. 5, 2008.
