ENDOMETRIAL BIOPSY

An endometrial biopsy is a procedure to learn more about your condition by taking a sample of the lining of your uterus.  The uterus is a muscular organ at the top of the vagina where menstruation begins and babies grow when you are pregnant.  The lining of the uterus is called the endometrium.  This procedure may be performed because the uterus is bleeding too much or at the wrong times.  Alternatives to this procedure are to have a D&C, which means stretching the cervix and scraping the inside of the uterus, to have a hysteroscopy, which is examination of the uterus using a thin telescope like tube with a light and a tool to remove part of the endometrium, or to choose not to have a treatment at all. 

PROCEDURE

The doctor will gently stretch open your cervix and guide a biopsy instrument into the uterus to remove a sample from the lining of the uterus.  The doctor will send the sample to the lab for analysis.  There may be some cramping and bleeding during and after the procedure but shouldn't last for very long.