Transvaginal ultrasound examination of the endometrium in postmenopausal women without vaginal bleeding

摘要

Objectives To estimate in gynecologically asymptomatic postmenopausal women with and without hormone replacement therapy (HRT) undergoing transvaginal ultrasound examination the prevalence of: endometrial thickness >= 5.0 mm, intrauterine focal lesions if endometrial thickness is >= 5.0 mm, and premalignant and malignant endometrial changes if thickness is >= 5.0 mm and intrauterine focal lesions are present.