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-'''Anovulatory endometrium''' is common perimenopausal finding. It is a diagnosis that is inferred from the clinical context.
+'''Anovulatory endometrium''', abbreviated '''AV''', is common perimenopausal finding. It is a diagnosis that is inferred from the clinical context.
-It may be used as a synonym for ''[[disordered proliferative endometrium]]'' (DPE).
+==General==
+*Individuals usually perimenopausal.
-[[Libre Pathology]] separates the two. DPE has prominent gland dilation (reminiscent of [[simple endometrial hyperplasia]]) and may not have shedding. AV has shedding without gland dilation.
+===Relation to disordered proliferative endometrium===
+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>
-==General==
+''[[Libre Pathology]]'' separates the two. DPE has prominent gland dilation (reminiscent of [[simple endometrial hyperplasia]]) and may ''not'' have shedding. AV has shedding without gland dilation.
-*Individuals usually perimenopausal.
-*May be used as a synonym for ''[[disordered proliferative phase]]''.<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>
 ==Microscopic==