What To Expect

Prior to your appointment day, have nothing to eat or drink from midnight the night before. Please have someone drive you to your appointment and take you home.

Please provide us with your insurance information prior to your visit, in order to avoid unnecessary waiting time.

Upon arrival, a member of our team of board certified obstetrician-gynecologists will evaluate you and discuss your upcoming care.

A staff counselor will meet with you and your partner to discuss your concerns and answer any further questions you may have. This private time with your counselor will also allow your partner and family to share their feelings in a comforting and private setting.

A preoperative evaluation by a staff ob-gyn physician will determine whether your procedure will be completed in one day or two. The insertion of laminaria, a plant substance, may be necessary to gently dilate your cervix over several hours or overnight. After adequate dilation has occurred, our staff anesthesiologist will administer anesthesia and your procedure will be done. Our physician will remove the cervical dilators and empty the contents of the uterus surgically. In the event that hospital care is required, this will be provided by our WRS physicians in Englewood Hospital and Medical Center where they have admitting privileges. Following your recovery period, you will be discharged with written postoperative instructions and a 24 hour a day contact number to reach us should the need arise. An appointment for a follow-up visit with your physician is recommended or if you don’t have a physician, you may also return to us.