Hysteroscopy in the diagnosis of postmenopausal bleeding

Menopause International

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 132-134

  Guruwadayarhalli, Bramara ^a   Jones, Siân e ^a   Srinivasan, Vyjayanthi ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial Cancer; Hysteroscopy; Misoprostol; Postmenopausal Bleeding; Transvaginal Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; REVIEW; UTERUS BLEEDING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ATROPHY; BLEEDING; CARCINOMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CYTOLOGY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HYPERPLASIA; POLYP; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; TAMOXIFEN; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38449102709     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/175404507781605587     Document Type: Article

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