Ability to successfully image endometrium on transvaginal ultrasound in asymptomatic postmenopausal women.
Steven R GoldsteinA KhafagaPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2021)
TVS has become an accepted first step in the evaluation of PMB. However, in our cohort, 38.1% of women had anatomical reasons for non-visualization of the endometrium and lack of a reliable endometrial thickness measurement, including fibroids, adenomyosis or an axial uterus. There was no significant difference between groups in the interval from menopause or current use of hormone replacement therapy, but the mean BMI of the non-visualized group was significantly higher than in the visualized group. Clinicians should be cognizant of these potential limitations of TVS in the initial evaluation of women with PMB. © 2021 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Keyphrases
- postmenopausal women
- replacement therapy
- bone mineral density
- magnetic resonance imaging
- smoking cessation
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- body mass index
- ultrasound guided
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- deep learning
- palliative care
- optical coherence tomography
- weight gain
- machine learning
- type diabetes
- risk assessment
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- breast cancer risk
- physical activity