Aim: To investigate the etiologic factors of Postmenopausal Uterine Bleeding (PUB). Material and Methods: This descriptive retrospective study analyzed the records of women who attended to hospital with complaints of PUB between October 2008 and May 2015. A total of 979 women were recruited. Age, gravidity, parity, endometrial thickness and the histopathology of endometrium were evaluated. Results: The median age of the patients was 55 (42-88), gravidity was 5 (0-22) and parity was 3 (0-15).

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... mean thickness of the endometrium was 7.3 ± 6.5 mm in transvaginal ultrasound. The atrophic and insufficient endometrium were the most frequently seen histopathologic findings with 33.5 %. Surface epithelium, proliferative or secretory endometrium were found 28.2 % of patients. Endometrial polyps were seen 26.6 % of the cases. And endometrium cancer was found to be 4.3 % and cervical pathologies were found to be 2.8 % of the cases. Conclusion: PUB was associated with benign conditions; however it must be kept in mind that 1/20-25 woman should be diagnosed with endometrial cancer. ÖZ Amaç: Postmenopozal uterin kanama (PUK) ile başvuran hastalarda ultrasonografik bulguların ve patoloji sonuçlarının değerlendirlmesi.