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→Indications for endometrial biopsy
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Biopsies done for bleeding: | Biopsies done for bleeding: | ||
*Too much bleeding (if premenopausal) - ''AUB'' = abnormal uterine bleeding. | *Too much bleeding (if premenopausal) - ''AUB'' = abnormal uterine bleeding. | ||
**Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, abbreviated ''DUB'', is diagnosed if other causes of bleeding are excluded. | |||
***''DUB'' may get a D&C if they fail medical management.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/257007-treatment http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/257007-treatment]. Accessed on: 15 July 2010.</ref> | |||
*Post-menopausal bleeding. | *Post-menopausal bleeding. | ||
=Normal microscopic findings= | =Normal microscopic findings= | ||