History and Evolution of Hysteroscopy

The telescope to view the uterine cavity, the hysteroscope, has evolved over the last two centuries. In 1805, a long-standing desire of physicians to see into the interior of body cavities was fulfilled. Hysteroscopy is a technique by which we can peep into the cavity of the uterus through the cervix. Before the advent of hysteroscope, the standard procedure of blind dilatation and curettage was used along with hysterosalpingography (HSG) for the evaluation of the uterus [1, 2].