Research Article, J Genit Syst Disor Vol: 5 Issue: 4
Evaluation of Women with Post-Menopausal Bleeding
| Esra Tuba Mutlu1, Ergun Oksuz2* and Cihan Oztopcu3 | |
| 1Genetics Unit, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey | |
| 2Department of Family Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey | |
| 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey | |
| Corresponding author : Ergun Oksuz Department of Family Medicine,Baskent University, Baglica-Ankara, Turkey Tel: +90 (312) 305 11 73 E-mail: eoksuz@baskent.edu.tr |
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| Received: October 09, 2014 Accepted: November 19, 2014 Published: November 21, 2014 | |
| Citation: Mutlu ET, Oksuz E, Oztopcu C (2016) Evaluation of Women with Post-Menopausal Bleeding. J Genit Syst Disor 5:4. doi:10.4172/2325-9728.1000162 |
Abstract
Aim: We aimed to evaluate the association between patient characteristics and the histopathological diagnosis of endometrium, as well as to evaluate the association between endometrial thickness (ET) and histopathological diagnosis among women with post-menopausal bleeding (PMB).
Materials and methods: Based on the pelvic examination of 67 women with PMB; patient characteristics and findings were recorded. All women were evaluated by transvaginal sonography and endometrial biopsy (EMB).
Results: The PMB time of endometrial adenocarcinoma (EAC) patients was 22.3 days on average, much longer than for others. The body mass index of EAC patients has been found to be higher than in other patients.
Conclusion: Almost 4.5% of patients with PMB were diagnosed with EAC, leading us to recommend that all patients with PMB should be tested for EMB. Special consideration should be given to patients with prolonged PMB and those who are obese.
