Table 5.

Abandoned diagnostic and treatment methods for endometritis as reported by equine practitioners in Germany.

Abandoned diagnostic methods	Answers (n = 46)	Abandoned therapies	Answers (n = 61)
None	11	Intrauterine antibiotics	23
Endometrial biopsy	11	Antimicrobials	3
Cytology	8	Uterine lavage	4
Uterine endoscopy	3	Instillation of irritating solutions:	26
Vaginoscopy	4	Iodine	8
Uterine swabbing with speculum	5	Policresulen	5
Uterine swabbing without speculum	1	Coca Cola	2
Low-volume Lavage	1	Ethacridine lactate	3
Uterine swabbing at all	2	DMSO	1
		Kerosene	2

DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide.