| Journal of Clinical Gynecology and Obstetrics, ISSN 1927-1271 print, 1927-128X online, Open Access |
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Original Article
Volume 3, Number 4, December 2014, pages 133-137
A Comparative Evaluation of the Three Different Methods of Endometrial Sampling in the Diagnosis of Perimenopausal Bleeding
Tables
| Age in years | No. of patients (n) | % |
|---|---|---|
| 40 - 44 | 46 | 46.0 |
| 45 - 49 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 50 - 54 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 55 - 59 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 60 - 64 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Total | 100 | 100.0 |
| Endometrial cytology report | No. of patients (n) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Benign cytomorphology (BCM) | 42 | 42 |
| Endometrial hyperplasia (EH) | 19 | 19 |
| Disordered proliferative endometrium (DPE) | 1 | 1 |
| Inflammatory smear (IS) | 1 | 1 |
| Inadequate (IA) | 37 | 37 |
| Total | 100 | 100.0 |
| Endometrial histopathology report | Pipelle biopsy no. (%) | Dilatation and curettage no. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Simple hyperplasia without atypia (SHWOA) | 28 (28%) | 28 (28%) |
| Secretary endometrium (SE) | 19 (19%) | 19 (19%) |
| Proliferative endometrium (PE) | 15 (15%) | 16 (16%) |
| Complex hyperplasia without atypia (CHWOA) | 9 (9%) | 9 (9%) |
| Disordered proliferative endometrium (DPE) | 9 (9%) | 8 (8%) |
| Simple hyperplasia with atypia (SHWA) | 5 (5%) | 4 (4%) |
| Irregular endometrium (IRE) | 5 (5%) | 5 (5%) |
| Complex hyperplasia with atypia (CHWA) | 3 (3%) | 3 (3%) |
| Inadequate (IA) | 4 (4%) | 4 (4%) |
| Carcinoma (CA) | 2 (25) | 2 (2%) |
| Inactive endometrium (IE) | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) |
| Total | 100 (100%) | 100 (100%) |
| Endometrial sampling | Adequate (n = 100) | Inadequate (n = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| Endometrial aspiration cytology | 63 (63.0%) | 37 (37.0%) |
| Pipelle biopsy | 96 (96.0%) | 4 (4.0%) |
| Dilatation and curettage | 96 (96.0%) | 4 (4.0%) |
| Endometrial pathology | Methods of endometrial sampling | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration cytology (%) | Pipelle biopsy (%) | Dilatation and curettage (%) | |
| Benign pathology | 44 | 49 | 50 |
| Premalignant pathology | 19 | 45 | 44 |
| Carcinoma | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Inadequate | 37 | 4 | 4 |