An endometrial biopsy is a safe and efficient office-based procedure for sampling the endometrium in a patient presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding. The endometrial sample pro vides a tissue diagnosis for guiding further management. Insertion of an intrauterine contraceptive device and an endometrial biopsy share common steps, which can aid the rural practitioner when performing the occasi...

background: implantation is considered as the rate-limiting step in success of assisted reproduction techniques, and intrauterine insemination cycles. it might be affected by ovarian superovulation and endometrial local scratching. objective: this study aims to investigate the effect of local endometrial injury on the outcome of iui cycles. materials and methods: in this randomized clinical tri...

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to evaluate whether it was possible to abstain from performing an endometrial biopsy when endometrial thickness according to transvaginal ultrasonography was /=50 years who were re...

The secretions of the equine endometrial glands are essential for the survival, growth, and development of the conceptus in early pregnancy, and endometrial gland density is directly related to successful pregnancy outcome. Endometrial biopsy is routinely used to assess the reproductive potential of broodmares. Some previous studies have shown that equine endometrial glands are uniformly distri...

INTRODUCTION Endometrial biopsy is necessary for diagnosing the reason of abnormal uterine bleeding in perimenopausal women. Currently outpatient endometrial biopsy is used for evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding which is associated with moderate to severe pain. Using lidocaine is one of the procedures which is used for pain relief while biopsy. This study is aimed at comparing the effect o...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to analyze the expression of zinc-finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1) in endometrial biopsy and its correlation with preoperative characteristics, including lymph node metastases in patient with endometrial cancer. METHODS Using quantitative RT-PCR, ZEB1 expressions in endometrial biopsy from 452 patients were measured. The relationship between ZEB1 ex...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether a model to predict a failed endometrial biopsy in women with postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) and a thickened endometrium can reduce costs without compromising diagnostic accuracy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND POPULATION Model based cost-minimization analysis. METHODS A decision analytic model was designed to compare two diagnostic strategies for women with PMB: (I) attem...

The diagnostic value of endometrial biopsy in many gynsecologieal conditions particularly in the investigation of causes for sterility in women, menstrual disturbances, endometrial response to various hormones, infections and malignant disease is being recognized and the histological appearances accepted as more dependable now than was the case in the past. Along with other morbid histology mat...