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Delayed abdominal pain after outpatient endometrial biopsy in the luteal phase
Author(s) -
Li T.C.,
Cooke I.D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(90)90356-p
Subject(s) - medicine , endometrial biopsy , abdominal pain , analgesic , luteal phase , biopsy , outpatient procedure , anxiety , outpatient clinic , surgery , obstetrics , anesthesia , follicular phase , psychiatry
Outpatient endometrial biopsy was followed by delayed abdominal discomfort in 50% of cases. The pain started 2–3 h after the procedure, lasted for about 2 h and was described in most cases as similar to dysmenorrhoea of a moderate degree. Appropriate explanation and the use of a simple analgesic may reduce the discomfort and the anxiety with which it is associated.