Endometrial Hyperplasia; A Letter to the Editor

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

2 General Practitioner, Member of Scientific Society of Medicine, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran

3 General Practitioner, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

Abstract

One of the most common abnormalities in the female genital system, especially during the premenopausal period, is abnormal uterine bleeding caused by endometrial hyperplasia. Prevalence of endometrial hyperplasia is 5-20% with different risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), multiparity, nulliparity, advanced age, and estrogen consumption. A brief description of the prevalence, risk factors and treatment of different types of endometrial hyperplasia is given in this letter. Keywords: Endometrial hyperplasia, Gynecological oncology

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History

  • Receive Date: 14 March 2011
  • Revise Date: 01 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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