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Hysteroscopy Services

Hysteroscopy is a method of visualizing the inside of the womb with a special tiny camera called a hysteroscope, which is fitted with a light source and passed from the vagina, through the cervix, and into the womb. A clear fluid is then instilled into the womb, to open it up, and to allow for better visibility. The images are magnified and projected on a screen for the doctor to see and make assessments. With other small devices attached to it, the same hysteroscope can be used to perform surgical procedures on the inside of the womb. It is a type of minimally invasive surgery.

There are two types of hysteroscopy performed:

Outpatient or Diagnostic Hysteroscopy:
This is done as an investigation, to examine the uterine cavity and help to make a diagnosis. It is usually done as an office procedure, and takes just about 5 to 10minutes. It is not done in the operating theatre, and there is no anaesthesia required for it. It is not unusual to be offered a diagnostic hysteroscopy in the clinic to see if you require an operative one or not.

Operative Hysteroscopy:
This is a procedure that is done to treat a specific condition. It is done in the theatre; either under general anaesthesia (where you are put to sleep), or under spinal anaesthesia (where an injection is given into your back to make you feel numb from the waist down). The average duration of this procedure is about 30 minutes, and it is done as a day case. This means you will be able to go home on the same day, after being on admission for a few hours. It takes one or two days to recover from this procedure, and some people are actually able to go back to work the next day.

  • Investigation for infertility
  • Investigation for abnormal uterine bleeding
  • Removal of submucosal fibroids (fibroids that are located inside the womb) – Hysteroscopic myomectomy
  • Removal of polyps – Hysteroscopic Polypectomy
  • Treatment of intrauterine adhesions – Hysteroscopic Adhesiolysis
  • Retrieval of ‘lost’ IUCD

A hysteroscopy is best done within the first two weeks of the menstrual cycle, after the period has stopped. This is the best time to have it done because after the period, the lining of the womb (endometrium) is very thin, thus making it easy to see any abnormality clearly. By the third week of the cycle, the lining has begun to thicken again.

In preparation for the procedure, you will need to have some tests done, to ensure that it is safe to go ahead. These tests are done at a clinic visit on a separate day before the procedure. The doctor will explain to you in more detail what is going to happen and answer any questions you have, after which a consent form (a document stating your agreement to the procedure) will be signed.

For an operative hysteroscopy, you will be instructed not to eat or drink anything from 12 midnight of the surgery day. While you can come into the hospital on your own on the morning of the surgery, you will need to make arrangements for someone to take you home afterwards. You will be given a medication called Misoprostol at least an hour before the surgery starts, to relax your cervix, and thus make the procedure easier. You might experience some lower abdominal cramps in response to the drug. After the procedure, in some cases something called a balloon is left inside the womb for 2 weeks, or a Copper IUCD (coil) for a bit longer, to allow the womb to heal properly, without the formation of scar tissue (adhesions).

After an operative hysteroscopy:

  • You would be able to go back to work the following day or within a couple of days
  • You will be discharged home with antibiotics and pain relieving tablets
  • You will be seen again in the clinic for a review, usually after 1, 2, or 4 weeks, depending on the findings at surgery
  • You might have light vaginal bleeding or spotting for a few days. Some people spot for as long as two weeks, and very few people will spot until they have another period.
  • Sometimes the first period after the procedure may be heavy or painful, but this will settle down eventually

Read More about our procedures

An open (or abdominal) myomectomy involves making a cut on the skin of the abdomen to gain access to the uterus in order to remove the fibroids. Read More

A laparoscopic myomectomy is a minimally invasive method of removing uterine fibroids through small cuts on the abdomen measuring about 5 to 10mm, with the use of special laparoscopic instruments. Read More

A hysteroscopic myomectomy is a minimally invasive fibroid surgery in which the fibroids are taken out through the vagina, and there is no need to make any cut on the abdomen. Read More

A hysteroscopic adhesiolysis is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat adhesions (scar tissue) inside the cavity of the uterus. The adhesions are removed without making a cut on the skin of the abdomen. Read More

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Introduction

South Shore Women’s and Children’s Hospital needs to gather and use certain personal data in delivering its services and fulfilling its obligations to you. We respect the trust you repose in us in providing us with your data and we are completely committed to preserving, protecting, and safeguarding your rights in accordance with the applicable principles of data privacy.

This Privacy Policy outlines the information we collect from you, why we collect such data, how we use the data, how you can control the data, and how we manage, store, protect, share, retain or delete your information.  This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you provide your data to us and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

This privacy policy is issued by South Shore Women’s and Children’s Hospital.  The words "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy policy, refers to South Shore Women’s Clinic Limited.

By using this website (or by filing the consent section below) you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, as to allow us to utilise your data to service you more accurately.

It is important that you read this privacy policy together with any other privacy statement we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This privacy policy supplements other notices and privacy policies and is not intended to override them.

Scope of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies generally to personal data processed in connection with the business of South Shore Women’s and Children’s Hospital.  It serves to set out South Shore’s approach to your data.

Changes to this Privacy Policy and your duty to Inform us of Change in Data

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and as such, the version of this policy which you are reading may be changed at any time.

It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your interaction with us by sending a message to our Data Protection Officer identified below.

What type of information do we have?

The type of information we collect includes Personal Data. Personal Data refers to any piece of information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual or pieces of information, which if collated together can lead to the identification of an individual person.  Personal Data includes data such as email address, phone number, full name, account details, home address, school history, driver's license number, bank account number, medical history, passport number, etc pertaining to a natural person. It does not include data provided anonymously.

The specific types of personal data we may collect are as follows:

  • Identity Data: includes data such as first name, maiden name, last name, social media username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth, next-of-kin data, biometric data and gender.
  • Contact Data: includes data such as home address, email address and telephone number.
  • Financial Data: includes data such as salary structure, bank information and payment information.
  • Transaction Data: includes data such as details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us.
  • Marketing and Communication Data: includes data such as regarding your preferences in receiving marketing from us as well as your communication preferences.

How do we collect your Data?

We use different methods to collect data from, and about you including through:
(a) Direct interactions
We collect your personal data when you provide the same to us in connection with your use of, or interest in our services. You may give us your data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise.

(b) Automated technologies or interactions
As you interact with our website, we will automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We may collect this personal data by using cookies and other similar technologies.

(c) Third parties or publicly available sources
We may also receive your personal data from third parties to whom you have legally provided such data to, such as your employer, benefactors, etc. To the extent that such data is disclosed by third parties, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of your information. We do not control how they use or share your data and we cannot make any representations or warranties as to these.

We however have control over data that you have voluntarily shared to us directly or through your usage of our website. With your consent, we use your information to fulfil requests to receive information or materials from us, to carry out services for your benefit and to process applications and requests from you.

We do not use your data for any other purpose than for the purposes listed out in this policy and we do not sell, lend or rent any personally data about you to any third parties.

Why we collect Data?

We collect data to enable us to provide our services to you; or process requests or applications which you make or are made on your behalf with your consent; or to provide you with our services.

We collect data to be able to communicate with you, to provide further information on our products and services and to assist you (mail subscriptions).

We also collect data to be able to respond to questions or requests which you submit as well as anticipate and resolve problems with any services we offer to you.

On what Lawful Basis do we Process your Data?

Under the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 (NDPR), personal data may be processed under any of the following lawful basis:
• Consent of the data subject
• Performance of a contract with the data subject.
• Legal obligation
• Vital interest of individuals
• Public interest

While we mostly collect and process your data with your consent, we may collect and process your data under any of the identified lawful basis depending on the circumstance.

How you can control your Data

In addition to being able to limit the data your directly provide to us, you also have the option of exercising any of the below rights with respect to your data:

  1. Request information about any of your personal data which we are processing, and request access to your personal information which we possess.
  2. Request correction of personal information that we hold about you to make them more accurate or to reflect change in circumstances which the personal information we possess does not reflect.
  3. Request us to refrain from doing certain things with your data or restrict the extent of our collection or processing of your data.
  4. Request partial or complete erasure of your personal information.
  5. Object to our processing of your personal information where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
  6. Object to decisions being taken by automated means which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you.
  7. Request the transfer of your personal information to another party.

Do we share your Data?

It may be necessary for us to share your personal data with third parties such as:
• National Health Insurance Scheme or other Regulatory Authorities
• Hospitals
• Service Providers,
We could disclose any information about you as required by law and we may make such disclosures to law enforcement agencies and government officials, as necessary or appropriate under the relevant circumstance. Other than these instances, we do not disclose or share your personal data provided to us without your authorisation.

How we manage, store, protect, retain, or delete your information?

We have well-maintained systems for storing and managing your data, and we commit to conscientiously utilising your data in consonance with the provisions of this policy.

We have suitable security measures in place to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost or used or accessed in an unauthorised way by a third party.

In addition, we limit access to your personal data to only those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who need to have access to their personal data to enable us to provide our services to you. They will only process your personal data on our instructions, and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

We admit however that no database is completely secure or “hacker proof” and we only guarantee the safety of your data to the extent of our undertaking all reasonable measures to protect your data.

We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements after which we will promptly delete your data from all our databases.

Where we have no further use for your data or where we have no continue legal or business rationale to keep your data, we shall delete your data or carry out any such activities to ensure your personal information in our possession is sufficiently destroyed.

Our Contact Information

Kindly contact us with any queries with respect to your data or this privacy policy through the contact below:

Moyosore Ikujenyo

opeoluwa.ikujenyo@southshorewch.com

South Shore Women’s and Children’s Hospital