An endometrial biopsy is a procedure to evaluate potential causes of abnormal uterine bleeding. It involves doctors using specialized tools to sample cells in the endometrium, or uterine lining. An ...

When to do an endometrial biopsy A patient continues to have breakthrough bleeding while taking oral contraceptives, despite changing pills. What could be the cause? I have a patient in her early 20s ...

DALLAS – April 14, 2009 – A procedure used in conjunction with a vaginal ultrasound might make it easier to visualize and diagnose diseases in the lining of the uterus, researchers at UT Southwestern ...

PHILADELPHIA — Clinicians should regard postmenopausal bleeding as endometrial cancer "until proven otherwise" and recognize that blind biopsies alone are insufficient to rule out cancer, according to ...

Endometrial scratching is simple, low-cost, minimally invasive, and only takes 15-20 minutes. It is performed at an outpatient appointment and is the same method used to gain a sample from an ...

Increased endometrial thickness is a potential sign of endometrial cancer. Doctors are most likely to be concerned if you also experience bleeding. Endometrial thickness refers to the thickness of the ...

Endometrial hyperplasia is a condition in which the lining of your womb, the endometrium, becomes too thick. During your menstrual cycle, your endometrium changes. The estrogen that your ovaries ...