title: Delayed abdominal pain after outpatient endometrial biopsy in the luteal phase.
abstract: Outpatient endometrial biopsy was followed by delayed abdominal discomfort in 50% of cases. The pain started 2-3 h after the procedure, lasted for about 2 h and was described in most cases as similar to dysmenorrhoea of a moderate degree. Appropriate explanation and the use of a simple analgesic may reduce the discomfort and the anxiety with which it is associated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sheffield, Jessop Hospital for Women, UK.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008183:Luteal Phase; D010045:Outpatients; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010361:Patients; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires