Various endometrial patterns and abnormalities in women with postmenopausal bleeding

The yield of endometrial aspiration in women with various risk factors and bleeding abnormalities

Background Even in the face of a substantial increase in the numbers of endometrial cancer cases and in the numbers of women who have risk factors, there is no clear agreement about the indications for assessing the endometria of women with abnormal bleeding or about the tools to use in that assessment. This study sought to determine in a group of high risk women with abnormal uterine bleeding,...

Outpatient diagnosis of endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding

Pathological patterns of endometrial curettage samples in women referred with abnormal uterine bleeding: A descriptive study

Introduction: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is among the most complex gynecological problems, especially during the middle and old age. The aim of this study was to assess the pathological findings in endometrial curettage samples of abnormal uterine bleeding and the risk factors associated with them. Methods: In our cross-sectional study, we included all the referring women with AUB compl...

Ultrasonographic endometrial thickness for diagnosing endometrial pathology in women with postmenopausal bleeding: a meta-analysis.

Our aim was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of endometrial thickness measurement by pelvic ultrasonography for predicting endometrial carcinoma and disease (hyperplasia and/or carcinoma) during an investigation of postmenopausal bleeding. We performed a systematic quantitative review of the available published literature, which consisted of online searching the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases...

Endometrial thickness as a test for endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding.

OBJECTIVE To assess the value of endometrial thickness measurement as a test for endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women with vaginal bleeding (symptomatic women). DATA SOURCES We conducted a literature search using the MEDLINE database from 1991 to 1997, and the key words "vaginal ultrasonography" and "endometrial thickness measurement." The review was limited to original research reports...