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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the value of screening transvaginal ultrasonography for the evaluation of endometrial abnormalities in women with postmenopausal bleeding. METHODS 250 women with postmenopausal bleeding underwent transvaginal ultrasonographic examinations before undergoing dilatation and curettage. Women who had any pelvic symptoms or were on hormone replacement therapy were excluded. RESULTS In 151 women, the histologic diagnosis was atrophic endometrium. In these patients, the mean endometrial thickness was 3.4 +/- 1.2 mm. In 24 patients with endometrial carcinoma, the mean endometrial thickness was 16.5 +/- 6.2 mm. The measurement included both endometrial layers (i.e. double layer). Thirty six cases of other pelvic pathologic conditions were discovered on ultra sonography. CONCLUSIONS We believe that is reasonable to have a cutoff limit for normal postmenopausal endometrium at 5 mm. Endovaginal ultrasound is a valuable diagnostic instrument, as sensitive as dilatation and curettage, for detecting pathological conditions in the uterine mucosa.
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