Dysfunctional uterine bleeding dub is defined as excessively heavy, prolonged or frequent bleeding of uterine origin that is not. The investigation and management of menorrhagia aws. Abnormal uterine bleeding dysfunctional uterine bleeding ncbi. The term dysfunctional uterine bleeding should also be discarded. The term dysfunctional uterine bleeding is a diagnosis of exclusion, reached when. Accordingly, the bleeding episode is described as irregular in amount and in. Metrorrhagia meaning, symptoms, causes and treatment. Overview of abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescents. Basically, this condition is characterized by bleeding episodes mainly spotting but can lead to severe bleeding outside the menstrual phase. Menstrual disorders reproductive age irregular or acyclical bleeding metrorrhagia usually suggestive of organic disease. Heavy menstrual bleeding is both menorrhagia and menometrorrhagia, and refers to the menstrual blood loss of higher than 80 ml per month. The management of dysfunctional uterine bleeding glowm.
E tipico dos sangramento uterino disfuncional machado 376 arq bras endocrinol metab vol45 n. Pdf dysfunctional uterine bleeding dub represents a particular type of abnormal uterine bleeding aub, and is defined in the usa as an excessive. It is also observed with patients who are near to their menopausal phase. Metrorrhagia definition of metrorrhagia by the free dictionary. Metrorrhagia definition of metrorrhagia by the free. Metrorrhagia is common, especially to the first few years of menstrual onset pubertal metrorrhagia. Metrorrhagia may be a sign of an underlying disorder, such as hormone imbalance, endometriosis, uterine fibroids or, less commonly, cancer of the uterus. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding anovulatory or ovulatory is diagnosed by exclusion of these causes.
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