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It is a diagnostic procedure done in an exam room by your
provider. A very thin flexible tube is inserted into the uterus
through the vagina. The tube is used to gently scrape and
vacuum a sample of the lining of the uterus (the endometrium).
The procedure takes just a few minutes to perform.
The sampled tissue will be sent to a lab where a pathologist
will examine it under a microscope to see if there are cancerous
or near-cancerous cells.
Once this determination is made, your physician will discuss
alternative treatments with you and a plan of action will
be established.
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