Relation Between Body Mass Index and Endometrial Thickness

The Relationship Between Transvaginal Ultrasound Endometrial Thickness and Body Mass Index and Pathology in Postmenopausal Bleeding

Postmenopausal Bleeding (PMB) is defined as recurrent attacks of bleeding occurring in women after menopause one year at least after stoppage of cycles [

Premalignant lesions and malignant lesions most commonly complex hyperplasia with atypia and carcinoma of the endometrium are present in 1/3 of patients evaluated for postmenopausal bleed-ing, and so investigations for cases of postmeno-pausal bleeding are mandatory

Inclusion Criteria:

• menopausal women (defined as minimum of 1 year of amenorrhea after the age of 45 years if only the amenorrhea is not related to pregnancy, medication or disease),

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women with chronic diseases as diabetes mellitus, hypertension or hematological disorders, those received hormone replacement therapy, Tamoxifen or anticoagulant therapy and women with adnexal massed detected by TVUS or apparent causes of bleeding from cervix or vagina e.g. ulcer were excluded.