I had slight spotting 33 years after menopause (I’m 68) so was sent to hospital for a check. They found a polyp but couldn’t remove it there and then because my endometrial lining was at 20.22 instead of 4 so the consultant couldn’t insert the instrument. She referred me for a removal of the polyp and a biopsy under general anaesthetic, got me to sign a consent form for them to do what ever is necessary and said as I was being ushered out of the room, “the womb is an overrated organ anyway!”. I’m terrified what’s going to happen under general anaesthetic! Can cancer cells be diagnosed without a biopsy first or is this just a “while we are in there let’s do a hysterectomy wether it’s needed or not? I can’t find anyone to ask and I’m scared.