What percent of endometrial biopsies are cancerous? 49 year old woman, irregular ovulations. much prefer no biopsy, unless it's too risky not to.

Endo biopsy risk: The indications for endometrial biopsy as a standard of care require that the MD perform the same. Yes, many of them are negative, but endometrial cancer, when early positive, is one of the most "curable" forms of female cancer. Biopsies can now be done with in office aspiration devices with minimal discomfort as well as traditional "scrapping" surgery. The risk of not obtaining one is far greater