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 ==Indications for endometrial biopsy==
-Biopsies done for bleeding:
+Abnormal bleeding:
-*Too much bleeding (if premenopausal) - ''AUB'' = abnormal uterine bleeding.
+*Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB).
 **[[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>
+**''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.
+Other indications:<ref>{{Ref EMB|1}}</ref>
+*[[Products of conception]] - dealt with in a separate article.
+*Dating of endometrium - infertility work-up.
 =Normal microscopic findings=