Sampling the endometrium. The anatomy and histology of the endometrium. The normal endometrium as seen in biopsy material. Functional disorders of the endometrium. The effect of therapeutic and contraceptive hormones on the endometrium. Endometrial changes associated with intrauterine contraceptive devices. Inflammation of the endometrium. Miscellaneous benign conditions of the endometrium. Endometrial hyperplasias and intra-endometrial adenocarcinoma. Carcinoma of the endometrium (endometrial Mullerian epithelial tumours). Non-epithelial and mixed endometrial tumours of Mullerian origin. Non-Mullerian endometrial neoplasms. The endometrium in normal and abnormal pregnancy. Gestational trophoblastic disease. Endometrial biopsy in specific circumstances.