Difference between revisions of "Atrophic endometrium"

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==General==
==General==
*The most common pattern seen in postmenopausal women.<ref name=pmid1872332>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Archer | first1 = DF. | last2 = McIntyre-Seltman | first2 = K. | last3 = Wilborn | first3 = WW. | last4 = Dowling | first4 = EA. | last5 = Cone | first5 = F. | last6 = Creasy | first6 = GW. | last7 = Kafrissen | first7 = ME. | title = Endometrial morphology in asymptomatic postmenopausal women. | journal = Am J Obstet Gynecol | volume = 165 | issue = 2 | pages = 317-20; discussion 320-2 | month = Aug | year = 1991 | doi =  | PMID = 1872332 }}</ref>
*The most common pattern seen in postmenopausal women.<ref name=pmid1872332>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Archer | first1 = DF. | last2 = McIntyre-Seltman | first2 = K. | last3 = Wilborn | first3 = WW. | last4 = Dowling | first4 = EA. | last5 = Cone | first5 = F. | last6 = Creasy | first6 = GW. | last7 = Kafrissen | first7 = ME. | title = Endometrial morphology in asymptomatic postmenopausal women. | journal = Am J Obstet Gynecol | volume = 165 | issue = 2 | pages = 317-20; discussion 320-2 | month = Aug | year = 1991 | doi =  | PMID = 1872332 }}</ref>
**Menopause typically happens at around 50 years old.
*Menopause typically happens at around 50 years old.
*Very common diagnosis.
*Very common diagnosis.
**Atrophy may be associated with bleeding and therefore biopsied to rule-out hyperplasia and malignancy.
**Atrophy may be associated with bleeding and therefore biopsied to rule-out hyperplasia and malignancy.