ENDOMETRIAL BIOPSY
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consenting women with abnormal uterine bleeding who are referred to our reproductive health care centre (our reproductive health care centre provides the following services such as family planning clinic, endometrial sampling, colposcopy and pap smear) from the outpatient gynaecology clinic/gynaecological emergency or the peripheral hospitals for instant service for endometrial sampling after review of their preliminary results by the managing team will be enrolled for the study. These preliminary results would include pelvic ultrasound scan to rule out any exclusion criteria (submucous fibroid).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who decline consent to participate in the study. • Pregnant women. • Women with ultrasound diagnosis of submucous fibroid. • Women with an abnormal pap smear. • Patients currently on hormonal drugs. 37 • Patients with stenotic cervical os or a history of surgery on the cervix • Patient with pelvic inflammatory disease. • Cervical cancer patient. • Menopausal women with endometrial thickness <4 mm on transvaginal sonography (TVS). • Patients on anticoagulant therapy. • Patient who reacts to misoprostol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the primary outcome is assessed by the yield of the sample collected | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The duration of the procedure , the degree of pain during the procedure, the complications that arise during the procedure | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
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