To correct the patient's prolonged bleeding, the physician scheduled a surgery that involves widening of the cervix and scraping of the endometrial lining of the uterus or a(n)

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The procedure being described is dilation and curettage (D&C), which involves widening of the cervix and scraping of the endometrial lining of the uterus. A&P repair (anterior and posterior repair) is a surgical procedure to correct a weakened pelvic floor, conization is a procedure to remove a cone-shaped section of tissue from the cervix, and cervicectomy is a procedure to remove part or all of the cervix. None of these procedures would address the issue of prolonged bleeding in the same way as a D&C.

To Correct the Patient's Prolonged Bleeding, the Physician Scheduled a Surgery