From: The yield of endometrial aspiration in women with various risk factors and bleeding abnormalities
Bleeding or ultrasound abnormality | Age ≤ 40 years | Age 41–50 years | Age ≥50 years | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI <30 | BMI ≥30 | BMI ≤30 | BMI >30 | BMI ≤30 | BMI >30 |  | |
Infrequent bleeding | 20 | 85 | 50 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 199 |
Prolonged or excessive multiple episodes | 75 | 110 | 232 | 212 | 24 | 44 | 697 |
Single episode | 31 | 55 | 71 | 68 | 10 | 9 | 244 |
Intermenstrual | 18 | 21 | 40 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 136 |
Postmenopausal | 1 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 108 | 170 | 324 |
Post-coital | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Thickened endometrium (ultrasound) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
Unclassified | -- | -- | Â | 1 | 1 | -- | 5 |
Total | 142 | 255 | 415 | 356 | 170 | 255 | 1593 |