Office Hysteroscopy and Pipelle Endometrial Biopsy versus Diltation and Curettage in Diagnosis of Endometrial pathology in women with perimenopausal bleeding.

Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding(AUB) is a common gynecologic complaint. Some authors recommend endometrial sample in diagnosing AUB by pipelle method and hysteroscopy. However, this need more investigations to be proven. The aim of the study was to compare between the histopathological findings of Pipelle endometrial biopsy, office hysteroscopy and dilatation and curettage (D&C) (the gold standard). Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in outpatient clinic of Obstetrics & Gynecology Department at Zagazig University Hospitals, Zagazig, Sharkia, Egypt, from