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Endometrial Hyperplasia, What is endometrial hyperplasia? Endometrial hyperplasia is an abnormal proliferation of the endometrium (ie greater than the normal p...
Endometrial Biopsy, What can an endometrial biopsy show? The point of an endometrial biopsy is to check the lining of the womb.
Endometrial Sampling, What is endometrial sampling? The endometrium is sampled when pathology, particularly endometrial cancer , is suspected; this may be when the pat...
Cancer of the Uterus (Endometrial Cancer), Women who take the combined oral contraceptive (COC) pill actually have a lower risk of developing endometrial cancer. Type and grade ...
There is no evidence that topical oestrogen causes endometrial proliferation after long-term use [ 5 ] . Low-dose topical oestrogen does not therefore need to be given with systemic proge...
Endometrial Hyperplasia (Thickening of the Womb Lining), Endometrial hyperplasia is a thickening of the womb lining (uterus). What is endometrial hyperplasia? , Intra-...
Endometrial Cancer (Causes, Symptoms, Stages, and Treatment), Who gets endometrial cancer? (Epidemiology) 90% of women with endometrial cancer are over 50 years of age. ,...
These are most commonly to eliminate endometrial cancer as the cause of the bleed. Risk factors for endometrial cancer [ 1 ] Many risk factors relate to oestrogen exposure:...
However, recent research has identified a mutation affecting the production of AKT1 oncogene kinase, an enzyme involved in cell proliferation. [ 9 ] Presentation Symptoms Symp...
However, other causes of pyometra include: Fibroid degeneration. Endometrial polyps, endometrial carcinoma. Cervical occlusion following surgery (eg, prolapse surgery [ 1...
Other treatments for menorrhagia Endometrial ablation This treatment destroys or removes most of the lining of your womb (endometrium).
Uterine causes: Fibroids (occur in over 25% of women of reproductive age). Endometrial polyps. Cancer (endometrial adenocarcinoma, adenosarcoma and leiomyosarcoma). ...
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) . Endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial carcinoma . Endometrial carcinoma presents in women aged over 50 years in the majority of ca...
Mode of action [ 6 ] The primary contraceptive effect is mediated by its suppressant effect on the endometrium, which prevents implantation: within one month of insertion, high intrauterine LN...
Mechanism of action Normal endometrial maturation depends on complex interactions between oestrogen and progesterone. CHC provides a continuous supply of oestrogen and progestogen to the e...
Pathologically, it can be described as acute and chronic: Acute endometritis is characterised by the presence of more than five neutrophils in a 400 power field in the endometrial gland...
Other causes include infection with Listeria monocytogenes , laser endometrial ablation, uterine curettage and cervical cryocoagulation or electrocoagulation. [ 2 , 3 ] It may be the...
This leads to proliferation of breast ducts and fibroblastic stroma. If the stimulus to proliferation continues then the ducts and fibroblastic stroma are replaced by fibrosis and gy...
If the ovum is not fertilised the corpus luteum starts to degenerate and progesterone and oestrogen levels start to fall. The endometrial blood vessels constrict and the endometrial ...
Outside the craniospinal axis (very rarely) - eg, the ear, temporal bone and foot. Proliferation markers Proliferation markers provide information on the likelihood of ...