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The suspicion of intrauterine disorders described in theater\u2010reports involving D &amp; C was compared with the hysteroscopical findings in 131 premenopausal patients with persistent complaints of abnormal uterine bleeding who were referred by other gynecologists within six months after D &amp; C. Pre\u2010test probability (prevalence), post\u2010test probabilities (predictive values) and likelihood\u2010ratio's were calculated.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Results.<\/jats:italic> The pre\u2010test probability for all intrauterine disorders was 0.49. The post\u2010test probabilities for a 'suspect\u2019 and a \u2018not suspect\u2019 D &amp; C were 0.61 and 0.46 respectively with an overlap of confidence\u2010intervals. 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