Hi, I had a TV ultrasound last week and was told the thickness of my uterus was 5.3mm which she said was high normal. My GP said that I would probably need a hysteroscopy and biopsy but said I could be waiting some weeks for a gynaecologist appointment as I had not had any post menopausal bleeding. I couldn’t bear the thought if waiting that long for a first appointment so I have booked a private appointment with a gynaecologist for next week. I was going to ask for a hysteroscopy with a local anaesthetic but after your experience think I will ask for a full anaesthetic. The last smear tests I have had were very uncomfortable so think I may experience similar problems. I have read that it is unlikely to be cancer if the uterus thickness is less than 5.5mm so trying to remain hopeful until I get the biopsy results.  My uterus thickness was only 3mms in April 3020 so very worried why it has increased by 2.3mm in the last 27 months. I am hoping it is just polyps but think these would have been seen on the TV ultrasound. 

Thank you so much for the reply and glad you got a private appointment. I can only speak from my experience but I’m glad they have offered me the anaesthetic option next because the pain was so bad. She did say I had atrophy so that probably played a part in the pain issue. The consultant said that at 5.1 she wasn’t too concerned but it’s protocol to do the biopsy. Apparently polyps usually just show up as thickening and not always as distinct images on the TV ultrasound (I’m no expert but I’ve been reading-up on some research papers). Thanks again for sharing I’m so grateful people have replied. We need to all keep in touch on here. 

Thank you so much for the reply and glad you got a private appointment. I can only speak from my experience but I’m glad they have offered me the anaesthetic option next because the pain was so bad. She did say I had atrophy so that probably played a part in the pain issue. The consultant said that at 5.1 she wasn’t too concerned but it’s protocol to do the biopsy. Apparently polyps usually just show up as thickening and not always as distinct images on the TV ultrasound (I’m no expert but I’ve been reading-up on some research papers). Thanks again for sharing I’m so grateful people have replied. We need to all keep in touch on here. 

Thanks for your reply, the news about the polyps has given me some reassurance. Hope you don’t have to wait too long for your next appointment and that it is good news when you get your results. Thee are some other ladies on the forum awaiting biopsies and results so fingers crossed that we all get some good results.  

I think my thickening (both times) was due to the polyps, thru are very common and usually benign..I was unlucky that one of my polyps contained atypia hyperplasia so my recommended treatment was the hystetectomy I had last week…i am feeling much better though as I head into week 2 of recovery