title: Outpatient endometrial assessment.
abstract: Over the past 10 years, outpatient endometrial assessment has largely replaced traditional dilatation and curettage, offering a quick, reliable and cost-effective alternative which avoids the need for general anaesthesia. The techniques available and their scope are discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Gloucestershire Royal Hospital NHS Trust.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Read
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000473:pathology*