Extended Abstract

Fast versus slow tenaculum placement during office transcervical procedures

Authors: Ashley Kaiser (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 52242) , Deepti Sharma (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, KY) , Kristin Bremer (University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242) , M. Bridget Zimmerman (Biostatistics Counseling Center, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, 52242) , Colleen K Stockdale (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 52242) , Abbey J Hardy-Fairbanks (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 52242)

Abstract

To evaluate if slow tenaculum placement at the time of office transcervical procedures was less painful for patients than fast tenaculum placement.

Keywords: Tenaculum, intrauterine device, endometrial biopsy, pain

How to Cite: Kaiser, A. , Sharma, D. , Bremer, K. , Zimmerman, M. B. , Stockdale, C. K. & Hardy-Fairbanks, A. J. (2018) “Fast versus slow tenaculum placement during office transcervical procedures”, Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 8(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/2154-4751.1389