Table 2. Mean pain scores for individual steps of hysteroscopy in the study groups.

Step of the procedure	Lidocaine group	Diclofenac group	p-value
Insertion of hysteroscope	2.1±1.2	0.8±1.1	0.001
Inspection of uterine cavity	2.4±1.1	2.1±1.3	0.500
Extrusion of hysteroscope	1.1±1.7	0.7±1.0	0.030

Data presented as mean ±SD.