objective: the endometrial hyperplasia measured by ultrasound in polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) women is strongly related to pathologic endometrial thickness, but there is no consensus on the relation between serum luteinizing hormone (lh) and either of these factors: pathologic endometrial hyperplasia and body mass index (bmi). materials and methods: in this observational cross-sectional stu...

The Tao brush is a small flexible brush used in TruTest Endometrial Biopsy. Endometrial tissue to a depth of 1.5–2 mm can be collected. It gently brushes the entire inside of the uterus so as to gather a more complete sampling of the endometrium and is less painful than the traditional method [1]. It covers a wide area of the endometrial surface. Therefore, small lesions are less likely to be m...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the value of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVU) in evaluating the endometrium in breast cancer patients on tamoxifen, and to investigate the relationship between TVU and histologic endometrial findings in these patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 107 breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen were included in this study. TVU was performed twice for each patient: prior to startin...

during a period of one year, reproductive status of twenty one healthy maiden and parous turkaman cross bred mares were studied during breeding and non breeding seasons the reproductive health and fertility of the mares ranging 3 -13 years of age were confirmed by taking history, performing rectal palpation and studying endometrial culture, cytology and histology. stages of the oestrous cycles ...

Dilatation and curettage (D + C) is the most common operation performed in Britain. The liberal use of D + C has been criticised. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of outpatient endometrial pipelle biopsy and determine its safety in terms of detecting abnormalities. Complications and financial costs were also evaluated. Data were reviewed from an active gynaecological unit fro...

Introduction: Endometrial Carcinoma is one of the most common malignancy of female genital tract and third most common worldwide. No widely accepted screening test for endometrial carcinoma exists. However, cervical cytology has been found to be useful in detecting endometrial disease. The 2001 Bethesda system recommends the reporting of endometrial cells in women of 40 years and more, regardle...

background: tuberculosis (tb) is an increasing public health concern worldwide. on a global scale it has a devastating impact in developing nations. genital tb, an extrapulmonary form, is not uncommon particularly in areas where pulmonary tb is prevalent. genital tb may be asymptomatic or may even masquerade as other gynaecological conditions; hence, diagnosis requires a high degree of suspicio...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequencies of histopathological findings in endometrial and endocervical biopsy samples with clinical history of Postmenopausal Bleeding (PMB). STUDY DESIGN Descriptive cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Section of Histopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from February 2012 to Janu...