Menopause
New menopause study findings have been reported from S.C. Williams et al
Published in Hospital Business Week, January 13th, 2008
"The majority of women with post-menopausal bleeding (PMB) do not have endometrial cancer, and transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) is accepted as the screening tool of choice to identify those at highest risk of malignancy. A new referral pathway was instigated in 2000, with patients only being referred to a gynaecologist following an abnormal TVUS result," scientists in Birmingham, the United Kingdom report.
"An initial audit revealed a low positive predictive value for TVUS and a low incidence of detected malignancy. The cut-off value for a normal endometrium was increased from 3 mm to 4 mm in line with published data. This re7hyphen;audit evaluated the effectiveness of...
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