thicknessm of uterine wall.

[mrsbushbeans]

How thick is the uterine wall normally?  I was just told to schedule a biopsy because the thickening of my uterus wall is 7-8 mm.

[lvfrogs]

If you are already scheduled for the biopsy, then go ahead with it and you will feel better once you get the results back. My stripe was at 13mm and I just had a biopsy a couple of weeks ago and everything is fine.  I will hope the same for you. Take care!

[learninboutlife]

The "thickness" depends on whether you are pre or post-menopausal and age.

In a post-menopausal woman, an endometrial stripe (thickness) of greater than 8mm is cause for further investigation, though some consider 5mm to be the "cut-off."

Were you having any other symptoms like bleeding, that could also warrant further investigation - and the next step is biopsy - to visualize what is going on at the cellular level.

However, in menstruating women, it's not abnormal for the thickness to be up to 13mm during the proliferative stage of the cycle.

This can also be affected by other sources of estrogen - the pill and HRT - as well.

Hope this helps.

[Teresa222]

You are in the OVARIAN CANCER forum.  However, I bet you could do a simple Google search and find out the answer to your question.  You also might want to ask this question to one of the Doctors on MedHelp. Your own doctor should also know the answer.
Best of luck with your health issues.