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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 27.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jul 16;207(4):269.e1–269.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.07.010

TABLE 2.

Tests and procedures likely or very likely to be ordered for patients experiencing heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding (n = 451)

Test Adolescent patients Reproductive age
patients
Complete blood count 412 (91.4%) 434 (96.2%)
Diagnostic D & C 3 (0.7%) 78 (17.3%)
Endometrial biopsy 7 (1.6%) 337 (74.7%)
Ferritin 187 (41.5%) 237 (52.5%)
Hysteroscopy 10 (2.2%) 234 (51.9%)
Thyroid chemistry 364 (80.7%) 407 (90.2%)
Papanicolaou smear 126 (27.9%) 405 (89.8%)
Ultrasound 294 (65.2%) 420 (93.1%)

D & C, dilation and curettage.