HYSTEROSCOPY - WHERE HAVE WE BEEN, WHERE ARE WE GOING - HONORARY LUNCHEON ADDRESS

A quiet resurgence of interest in an old endoscopic technique began in the late 1960s. Today hysteroscopy, both diagnostic and operative, ha s become an integral part of the gynecologist's technique. The questio n, ''Hysteroscopy: where have we been, where are we going?'' can be ad dressed by an examination of the past, present and future. Tribute wil l be paid to the pioneers. The clinical applications as practiced toda y are described. Critical appraisal of the risks and benefits of these procedures will permit predictions to be made about the future of gyn ecologic hysteroscopy.