Right moment for endometrial biopsy in detecting ovulation
- Author:
Lieu Khac Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ovulation
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Endometrium;
Ovulation
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2002;12():19-21
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Endometrial biopsy at the second phase of the menstrual cycle for long time is a classical and obvious method for detecting ovulation. But for irregularly menstruated women and those submitted to second phase it may not be performed. Since 1974, the authors had indicated endometrial biopsy at the beginning of the menstrual period and found that this timing of biopsy is reliable. By this work, the authors reported the results of 447 cases of endometrial biopsy performed from December 1995 to June 1998. They concluded that the curettage biopsy at beginning of the menstrual cycle was more advantageous than the conventional curettage biopsy at the second phase, in respect to: easier curettage, lower failure rate (only 1.3%), no infectious accidents and its indication expanded to women with irregular menstruation or to control the results of artificial ovulation from the previous menstrual cycle. Currently, at the Institute for Protection of Mother and Newborn, almost of the endometrial biopsies were performed at the beginning of the cycle. The rate of curettage at the second half of the cycle was only 3.3%. At many other gynecologic units this indication has been widely applied to diagnose ovulation.
