[Characterisation of the endometrium in patients with uterus myoma]

The examinations described in this paper were undertaken by means of curettage and following hysterectomy for comparative assessment of the endometrium in patients with uterus myomatosus. Hyperplasia of the endometrium was recordable primarily from patients with menopausal ovarian dysfunction. Yet, endometrial structures were normal in 54 per cent of 178 myoma patients, and phases of incomplete secretion were recorded from 14.6 per cent. Effects of age, individual constitution, length of disease, tumour size, and age at menarche were not established. The findings obtained from vacuum curettage were largely in agreement with those gained from surgical specimens. Hence, non-invasive vacuum curettage may be recommended also for therapeutic control.