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Re: Thickened uterine lining
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 May 2001 18:14:47 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 31 May 2001, Carolyn wrote: >
>I 43 years old and have not had my period in over a year. Last month I
>started bleeding heavily, so I went to the gynocologist and was
>scheduled for an ultrasound. The results were that my uterine lining
>was 6 mm and the doctor prescribed progesterine for 3 months (10 days on
>10 off) However I am worried that I may need other tests to determine if
>I have uterine cancer. Should I just accept the doctors advice without
>further testing? Thanks for your advice.

Anyone over 35 who has abnormal uterine bleeding should have a biopsy of the lining of the uterus, to prove the absence of cancer. In the postmenopausal woman (no period for a year), an endometrial thickness of less than 5 mm makes the likelihood of endometrial cancer very low, less than 3 mm is supposed to mean there is no chance at all.

-- R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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