Table III.
Number and percentage of office hysteroscopies (without anesthesia) in the different age groups (more than one procedure possible for 1 patient)
| Hysteroscopic procedure | Total (1274 = 100%) n (%) | Age ≤ 35 n (%) | Age 36–45 n (%) | Age 46–55 n (%) | Age > 55 n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total office minihysteroscopies | 1014 (79.6) | 247 (77.2) | 258 (79.1) | 260 (79.3) | 243 (83.2) | 0.312 |
| Endometrial polyp resection | 485 (76.3) | 100 (73.5) | 120 (75.9) | 121 (76.1) | 143 (78.6) | 0.776 |
| Endometrium biopsy | 431 (83.7) | 91 (83.5) | 139 (81.8) | 131 (84.0) | 66 (88.0) | 0.683 |
| Diagnostic procedure | 109 (90.8) | 46 (85.2) | 19 (95.0) | 20 (100.0) | 23 (95.8) | 0.174 |
| Total myomectomy | 12 (63.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 7 (70.0) | 3 (100) | 0.016 |
| Partial myomectomy | 11 (61.1) | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (80.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0.027 |
| Cervical stenosis | 47 (85.5) | 7 (77.8) | 4 (66.7) | 8 (80.0) | 28 (93.3) | 0.139 |
| Endocervical polyp resection | 78 (85.7) | 13 (76.5) | 15 (83.3) | 24 (80.0) | 26 (100) | 0.037 |
| Intrauterine adhesions | 17 (68.0) | 8 (72.7) | 4 (50.0) | 1 (100.0) | 3 (75.0) | 0.678 |
| Endometrial scratching (large endometrial biopsy, partial endometrium resection) | 16 (30.2) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (37.5) | 7 (30.4) | 3 (27.3) | 0.777 |
| Other | 5 (83.3) | 2 (100.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (NaN) | 2 (100) | 1.000 |
| Uterine septum resection | 14 (73.7) | 11 (68.8) | 3 (100.0) | 0 (NaN) | 0 (NaN) | 0.530 |