Hysteroscopy has been done in the hospital, surgical centers and the office. It is best done when the endometrium is relatively thin, that is after a menstruation. Diagnostic can easily be done in an office or clinic setting on suitably selected patients.
sterile. 1  free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments. 2  incapable of producing offspring; not producing offspring. 3  barren; not producing vegetation: sterile soil. 4  Botany. 5  not productive of results, ideas, etc.; fruitless.
This is done to keep any liquid from dropping onto the sterile field. If a sterile field becomes wet, consider it to be contaminated. g. Hold the bottle about 6 inches above the container into which the liquid is being poured and pour the liquid slowly in a steady stream into the sterile container. Pouring slowly in a steady stream avoids splashing. (1) Do not touch the bottle lip against the container. If the lip of the bottle touches the container, the container will not be sterile. (2) Do not allow the bottle to pass over the sterile field.