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Table 1 Investigations: Physician Recommendations (N = 194)

From: Management of abnormal uterine bleeding by northern, rural and isolated primary care physicians: PART I – How are we doing?

Investigation

N (%)

Pelvic ultrasound

169 (87.1)

Complete blood count (cbc)

146 (75.3)

Thyroid function tests

80 (41.2)

Endometrial biopsy*

49 (25.3)

Iron and/or serum ferritin

48 (24.7)

Dilatation and curettage*

47 (24.2)

International normalized ratio (INR)/ prothrombin time (PT)

46 (23.7)

Platelets

46 (23.7)

Pap smear

45 (23.2)

Pelvic exam

33 (17.0)

Partial thromboplastin time

30 (15.5)

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

22 (11.3)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

18 (9.3)

Glucose

10 (5.2)

Abdominal exam

8 (4.1)

Estrogen

8 (4.1)

Pregnancy test (beta HCG)

8 (4.1)

Prolactin

7 (3.6)

Progesterone

4 (2.1)

Referral (no investigations)

4 (2.1)

  1. * requested either during initial investigation or during course of treatment