RISK CRITERIA FOR DYSFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding in adolescent girls and evaluation of their response to treatment.

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is a gynecologic problem that occurs often during adolescence and is the most frequent cause of urgent admission to the hospital. DUB occurs in the adolescent usually because of anovulation, a result of developmental immaturity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis. Diagnosis can only be confirmed when there is no other pathology present, so it is...

Clinco-Pathological Patterns in Women with Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Background: The term dysfunctional uterine bleeding(DUB) refers to any abnormal bleeding from the uterus, unassociated with tumour, inflammation and pregnancy. The histological diagnosis of DUB is very essential for adequate management especially in perimenopausal and postmenopausal females. The present study was undertaken with the aim of evaluating DUB in various age groups, carry out histopa...

Thyroid Dysfunction in Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Abnormal uterine bleeding is a frequent debilitating symptom resulting in unnecessary, incorrect and expensive treatment and invariably ends up in surgical treatment with its attendant risk of morbidity and mortality. It occurs in 9-14% of women between menarche and menopause, significantly impacting quality of life and imposing financial burden (3). After excluding the structural causes of AUB...

The management of dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

The Management of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Abnormal uterine bleeding is one of the most common reasons for women to seek for care. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding describes the spectrum of abnormal bleeding patterns in the abscence of a medical illness or pelvic pathology. It is responsible for about half of the women with abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive age (Ewenstein, 1996). It mainly presents as menorrhagia, hence, the term ...