BACKGROUND The latest studies reported that local endometrial injury is a useful method to improve the success of IVF-ICSI outcome. OBJECTIVE To assess whether local endometrial injury occurred by Pipelle in the spontaneous cycle could improve implantation rate, cleavage rate, and pregnancy outcome in the subsequent IVF-ICSI cycle in patients who had recurrent IVF failure. MATERIALS AND MET...

BACKGROUND The objective was to determine how postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) is managed in Sweden today, and to relate the findings to a new evidence-based algorithm for the management of PMB. METHODS A questionnaire regarding the role of ultrasound and the use of different endometrial biopsy methods in the management of PMB was sent to all 61 gynecologic departments in Sweden. RESULTS Fifty...

OBJECTIVES To study the long-term effects of oral estriol tablets on the endometrium of postmenopausal women by TVS and histology. METHOD This was a cross sectional, parallel-group, multicenter trial of 241 postmenopausal women, out of whom 125 were treated with oral estriol and 116 were untreated controls. Endometrial histology using Pipelle biopsies and/or dilatation and curettage (D&C) was...