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Southern Cross Wellington Hospital - Gynaecology
Private Surgical Service, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dilatation and Curettage (D&C)
Metal dilators are inserted through your vagina and used to widen the opening to the uterus. A curette (an instrument with a flat metal loop at one end) is then used to scrape the lining of the uterus.
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