Background: Cervical cavernous hemangioma is an extremely rare, benign lesions, and only a few cases are reported. Cervical cavernous Hemangiomas are characterized by an increase in the number of normal and abnormal veins. The majority of these lesions are superficial, often found in the head and neck area, but may also occur in the inner parts of the body. The occurrence of these lesions in th...

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...

OBJECTIVE To present a primary care approach to evaluating and managing abnormal uterine bleeding. SOURCES OF INFORMATION Literature searches were conducted on MEDLINE from 1996 to November 2004, EMBASE from 1996 to January 2005, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from the 4th quarter of 2004 to the 3rd quarter of 2005, guideline advisory committee databases, the Canadian Medical Ass...

OBJECTIVE A comparison between office hysteroscopy, transvaginal ultrasonography and endometrial biopsy was performed, in terms of detection of intrauterine lesions. A secondary objective was assessment of evaluatory approach in the management of abnormal uterine bleeding in an outpatient setting. DESIGN Prospective observational study. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 54 women were evaluate...

Abnormal uterine bleeding is the most common reason women seek gynecologic care, and many of these women present to an emergency department for evaluation. It is essential that emergency clinicians have a thorough understanding of the underlying physiology of the menstrual cycle to appropriately manage a nonpregnant woman with abnormal bleeding. Evidence to guide the management of nonpregnant p...