How thick is too thick? When endometrial thickness should prompt biopsy in postmenopausal women without vaginal bleeding

Abstract

In a postmenopausal woman without vaginal bleeding, if the endometrium measures > 11 mm a biopsy should be considered as the risk of cancer is 6.7%, whereas if the endometrium measures < or = 11 mm a biopsy is not needed as the risk of cancer is extremely low.