Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

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Three reasons abnormal uterine bleeding should be on your radar

For women over the age of 40, there are, pardon the pun..."red flags" that should clearly tell you it's time to ditch the stoicism and pursue medical care. In gynecology we call this condition abnormal uterine bleeding.

It can occur at any age. From age 13 to 18 it's typically associated with immature physiology, pelvic infection, blood disorders or tumors. Between age 19 and 39, most bleeding is related to pregnancy, fibroids, polyps, hormones, contraceptive problems or abnormal growth of the lining of the uterus.

However, the bleeding that becomes the most ominous is the bleeding which occurs in the postmenopausal woman.

In women age 40 to post-menopause, abnormal…

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 Three reasons abnormal uterine bleeding should be on your radar

For women over the age of 40, there are, pardon the pun..."red flags" that should clearly tell you it's time to ditch the stoicism and pursue medical care. In gynecology we call this condition abnormal uterine bleeding. It can occur at any age. From age 13 to 18 it's typically associated with immature physiology, pelvic infection, blood disorders or tumors...

MayoClinic

Abnormal vaginal bleeding can relate to an issue with your reproductive system (a gynecologic condition) or to other medical problems or certain medications. If you've gone through the menopausal transition — 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period — any vaginal bleeding is a particular cause for concern.

MedicineNet

Abnormal vaginal bleeding is a flow of blood from the vagina that occurs either at the wrong time during the month or in inappropriate amounts. In order to determine whether bleeding is abnormal, and its cause, the doctor must consider three questions: Is the woman pregnant? What is the pattern of the bleeding? Is she ovulating?

UpToDate

Under normal circumstances, a woman's uterus sheds a limited amount of blood during each menstrual period (less than 5 tablespoons or 80 mL). Bleeding that occurs erratically or excessive regular menstrual bleeding is considered to be abnormal uterine bleeding. Once a woman who is not taking hormone therapy enters menopause and the menstrual cycles have ended, any uterine bleeding is considered abnormal. Abnormal uterine bleeding can be caused by many different conditions.

Patient

Menorrhagia is menstrual blood loss which interferes with a woman's physical, emotional, social, and material quality of life, and which can occur alone or in combination with other symptoms. Any intervention should aim to improve her quality of life. Research studies usually take menorrhagia to be a monthly menstrual blood loss in excess of 80 ml.

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