Relation Between Body Mass Index and Endometrial Thickness

N/AUnknownNCT03841916

Aljazeera Hospital200 enrolled

Overview

Postmenopausal Bleeding (PMB) is defined as recurrent attacks of bleeding occurring in women after menopause one year at least after stoppage of cycles \[

Premalignant lesions and malignant lesions most commonly complex hyperplasia with atypia and carcinoma of the endometrium are present in 1/3 of patients evaluated for postmenopausal bleed-ing, and so investigations for cases of postmeno-pausal bleeding are mandatory

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Postmenopausal Bleeding

Interventions

transvaginal ultrasoundDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

transvaginal ultrasound to measure endometrial thickness

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 45 YearsMax age: 75 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * menopausal women (defined as minimum of 1 year of amenorrhea after the age of 45 years if only the amenorrhea is not related to pregnancy, medication or disease), Exclusion Criteria: * Women with chronic diseases as diabetes mellitus, hypertension or hematological disorders, those received hormone replacement therapy, Tamoxifen or anticoagulant therapy and women with adnexal massed detected by TVUS or apparent causes of bleeding from cervix or vagina e.g. ulcer were excluded.

Locations (1)

Algazeerah and Kasralainy hospital

Giza, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the number of women who will have a relation between endometrial thickness and BMI

if there is a relation between increased BMI and endometrial thickness

Time frame: within 2 weeks

Central Contacts

Mahmoud Alalfy, PhD

CONTACT

01002611058 mahmoudalalfy@ymail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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