RESUMO
To determine the histopathological pattern of endometrial curetting in cases of abnormal uterine bleeding in our setup. Descriptive study. Department of Pathology Peoples Medical College Nawabshah. January 1999 to December 2008. Endometrial curettage of 1209 cases presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding ranging from age groups 20 to over 60 years were studied. The patients were subdivided in to groups according to age and pattern of bleeding. The histopathological diagnosis was made and results were tabulated. 502 [41 .5%]presented with menorrhagia, [32%] with inter menstrual bleeding, 121 [10%] patients with polymenorrhoea and 61 [5.1%] with post menopausal bleeding. The various histological diagnoses included proliferative phase, cystic hyperplasia, adenomatous hyperplasia, endometritis, polyps and endometrial carcinoma. Diagnostic curettage provides help in definite diagnosis and proper treatment and is of importance in postmenopausal bleeding. Endometrial hyperplasia is the commonest lesion in patients with dysfunctional uterine bleeding