Endometrial Sampling Results of Women Evaluated for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: A Retrospective Analysis of 765 Womennd

Abstract

Purpose: Aim of the recent study to evaulate the relationship between premenapousal and postmenapousal women with abnormal uterin bleeding and endometrial sampling histopathological results. Material and Methods: Seven hundred sixty five women who applied Ankara University Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology,and had endometrial sampling in September 2012-September 2014 were included inthis retrospective study. Patients were grouped as premenapousal and postmenapousal. Data was analyzed with a statistical processing analysing program (SPSS). Results: The mean age was 43,14 +/- 7,92 in premenapousal group and 60,7 +/- 7,88 in postmenapousal group. Of all cases, 33,3 % had endometrial polip and %1,6 had malignancy. In postmenapousal group had a higher incidence of malignancy. Conclusion: So we have to evaluate postmenapousal patients who have abnormal uterin bleeding more carefully, endometrial sampling should be applied in this patients. [Cukurova Med J 2015; 40(2.000): 306-310]

Keywords

• Endometrial sampling
• Abnormal uterine bleeding
• premenopausal
• postmenopausal