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Table 3 Investigations considered at first outpatient gynaecology visit for women with heavy menstrual bleeding

From: The delivery of heavy menstrual bleeding services in England and Wales after publication of national guidelines: a survey of hospitals

 

Always(%)

Mostly(%)

Sometimes(%)

Rarely(%)

Never(%)

Responses(n)

Abdominal and pelvic examination

83.7

15.4

0.9

0.0

0.0

221

Full blood count test

24.3

36.9

32.7

6.1

0.0

214

Ultrasound and other imaging

29.4

41.2

27.6

1.4

0.5

221

Pathology (e.g., endometrial biopsy)

8.7

42.0

47.0

1.8

0.5

219

Objective method of assessing blood loss

5.0

7.7

5.0

28.2

54.1

220