ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA

Course overview

ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA IS A COMMON DISORDER DUE TO EXPOSURE TO EXOGENOUS OR ENDOGENOUS ESTROGEN ALONG WITH A RELATIVE DEFICIENCY OF PROGESTERONE. IT IS A PRECURSOR OF ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE COMMONEST GYNECOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES. TO AVOID THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CLINICIAN KEEPS A HIGH VIGIL FOR THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA.