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'''Anovulatory endometrium''', abbreviated ''' | '''Anovulatory endometrium''', abbreviated '''AE''', is common perimenopausal finding. It is a diagnosis that is inferred from the clinical context. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
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Some consider ''[[disordered proliferative endometrium]]'' (DPE) a synonym for ''anovulatory endometrium''.<ref>URL: [http://www.surgpath4u.com/caseviewer.php?case_no=382 http://www.surgpath4u.com/caseviewer.php?case_no=382]. Accessed on: 9 May 2013.</ref> | Some consider ''[[disordered proliferative endometrium]]'' (DPE) a synonym for ''anovulatory endometrium''.<ref>URL: [http://www.surgpath4u.com/caseviewer.php?case_no=382 http://www.surgpath4u.com/caseviewer.php?case_no=382]. Accessed on: 9 May 2013.</ref> | ||
''[[Libre Pathology]]'' separates the two. DPE has prominent gland dilation (reminiscent of [[simple endometrial hyperplasia]]) and may ''not'' have shedding. | ''[[Libre Pathology]]'' separates the two. DPE has prominent gland dilation (reminiscent of [[simple endometrial hyperplasia]]) and may ''not'' have shedding. AE has shedding without gland dilation. | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||