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A 61-year-old female asked:

Endometrial biopsy done because uterine lining 9mm thick. benign, but dr only able to get scant tissue sample. why would that happen?

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Dr. Wayne Ingram
Dr. Wayne Ingramanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Aspiration device: If your MD used a aspiration endometrial biopsy device then a small sampling was all that was needed to give a benign "diagnosis." The "olden days" in office scraping is usually no longer done unless it was a D & C in a surgical environment.
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