Why are these ob/gyn test being taken other that "to see if everything is ok?

When you're 51 you're not likely to have periods for much longer. Still, it is only after a whole year has passed without a single drop of blood, that we can pronounce that a woman has reached menopause (stopped menstruating for ever). You may have not reached menopause, or you may have an underlying condition that needs examining.

Being 50 and still having regular periods (like you said you had during 2009 through May 2010) is a good sign of ovarian maintenance and hormone balance. But when you've experienced a pause of 7 months between 2 consecutive periods at that age, accompanied by cramps it can be indicative of several things.

Bleeding:

- thickening of the inner layer of the womb due to hormonal imbalance,

- polypoid thickening of the inner layer which sheds and bleeds (due to change in hormones, or due to constitutional predisposition to form multiplication of the connective tissue below this layer)

Cramping:

- blood vessel spasms around the ovaries

- cysts bursting and releasing fluid which can irritate the nerve endings of the abdominal lining

- contractions of the womb in order to expel the blood and the shed layers of its inner lining

Ultrasound is done in order to distinguish between the several possibilities by measuring the thickness of the endometrium (inner lining of the womb) and visualizing the uterus and the ovaries (looking to see if the shape and size conform to those typical for your age and look for any cysts), as well as visualizing the other organs in close contact to them.

Endometrial biopsy is done in order to obtain material from the inner layer of the womb. It is then prepared in a special way and delivered to a histopathology specialist to analyze it under a microscope and look if any cells have started abnormal growth or division.

It is mostly done while under anaesthesia (general, short-term, administered through a vein in the arm), so it doesn't hurt a bit.

The most effective factor that might rationale the scan to be a fake confident is a faulty scan. Given that you've taken such a lot of it could be a unimaginable for that many to be faulty! The scan itself can not supply a confident outcome except you will have the being pregnant hormone to your method and you'll be able to most effective have that hormone if you're pregnant. I believe it is time so that you can have fun! Congrats!