Trying to make sense of my endometrial biopsy results.

Don't freak out. I'm not a doctor, but squamous cells are a normal cell type, different from "squamous cell carcinoma" that you're probably worrying about. I don't know whether or not they should be in an endometrial biopsy (They're definitely found normally in the cervix). But you should talk to your doctor before getting all worried.

You didn't mention why they were doing a biopsy, but my guess from this report is that they will think this sample is inadequate and will want to do a D&C to get a more complete sample.

Thank you! That is what I was wondering, whether squamous cells are normal or if they’re always bad. I appreciate your advice!

@bethmcbab If you do not already have an appointment then I encourage you to call and ask the doctor call you to discuss these results. Test results are often released to the patient before the patient has the opportunity to talk with the doctor and that can cause a lot of anxiety.

Do you have a follow-up appointment with your doctor?

@naturegirl5 yes I do have an appointment on Dec 11. I wish I hadn’t looked at the results, they are worrisome.
Thanks!

@bethmcbab It’s great that you have appointment however that’s a few weeks away. I know what you mean about looking at results as soon as they arrive in the patient portal. Sometimes those results are reassuring and then other times there is confusing information or information I don’t understand. Since you did look at the results would you like to message your doctor on the portal? Or call and ask for a phone conversation?

Where I’m from (smalltown Canada) there’s no option to send messages so it’d have to be a phone call.

@bethmcbab, may I ask what symptoms led to a biopsy being ordered for you? Were you able to talk with the doctor before your appointment?

I had post-menopausal bleeding, constipation, bladder incontinence, extreme vaginal dryness, and a history of vulvar cancer.

@bethmcbab Thank you for sharing the symptoms that led you to talk with your doctor. These symptoms are concerning. I am hopeful that when you see your gynecologist on December 11 that the two of you, together, will come up with a plan for how to proceed. I'm in small town, rural, Michigan so I understand that your resources are not like those in the larger urban areas.

How are you feeling? Do you continue to experience the symptoms you've listed?

Thank you, hopefully the appointment will go well. I still have the same symptoms, and I’m just going along grinning and bearing it- hiding the pain from my 13 year old daughter.