WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2001: Re: uterine biopsy needed?

Re: uterine biopsy needed?

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 8 Dec 2001 13:44:06 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Alice wrote: >
>I am 39 years old. I started out with occasional post coital bleeding,
>that seemed to come and go. Then about six months ago my period started
>to come early some months. This monthh I began to spot , light pink on
>the 13th day of my cycle.I have had lots of tests done. Pap
>smears,colposcopy with biopsy, endocervical cutterage, vaginal
>ultrasounds,and a hysterosonogram. Everything came back normal. My doc
>thinks I should go on the pill.I aasked her if I should have a
>endometrial biopsy, and she said she did not think so.She seemed to
>think the Hysterosonogram would have showed any uterine abnormalities.
>This has been going on for two years,and I have been seeing a Doc the
>whole time. My big fear is that I have some problem, like cancer,that
>they are missing.Should I insist on a uterine biopsy,or would cancer
>have shown up on the Hysterosonogram? I have heard the only true way to
>tule out uterine cancer is with a D.+ C. What should I do? Am I being a
>worry wart for no reason? Thanks Alice P.S. Could this all be hormonal?

teh only way to detect cancer with certainlty is to do hysteroscopy and D&C, although a normal hysterosonogram is reassuring.

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

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