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Research results from S.D. Reed and colleagues update understanding of endometrial hyperplasia

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"Incidence rates were obtained by dividing the number of cases by the estimated number of female health plan enrollees who retained a uterus. Endometrial hyperplasia peak incidence was: simple, 142 per 100,000 woman-years, complex, 213 per 100,000 woman-years, both in the early 50s; and atypical, 56 per 100,000 woman-years in the early 60s. Age-adjusted incidence decreased over the study period, especially for atypical hyperplasia. Endometrial hyperplasia incidence without and with atypia peaks in the early postmenopausal years and in the early 60s, respectively," wrote S.D. Reed and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "Given that some cases of endometrial hyperplasia likely go undiagnosed, the figures provided should be viewed as minimum estimates of the true incidence."

Reed and colleagues published their study in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Incidence of endometrial hyperplasia. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2009;200(6):E1).

For more information, contact S.D. Reed, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Division Public Health Science, 1124 Columbia St., Seattle, WA 98104, USA.

Publisher contact information for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology is: Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA.

Keywords: United States, Seattle, Carcinoma, Endometrial Hyperplasia, Gynecology, Managed Care, Obstetrics, Oncology, Pathology, Women's Health.

This article was prepared by Managed Care Weekly Digest editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Managed Care Weekly Digest via NewsRx.com.