Transvaginal Ultrasound

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  • Uses a vaginal ultrasound probe to measure endometrial thickness.

  • Endometrial thickness greater than 5mm in a postmenopausal women who are not on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), has a good sensitivity and specificity for endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma.

  • It has poor specificity in most other situations (menstruating woman or shortly after biopsy has been performed).

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