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This high-yield mind map provides a complete, structured overview of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding focusing on the types and clinical classification Menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, menometrorrhagia, polymenorrhea, oligomenorrhea Perfect for medical students, residents, and busy clinicians, it breaks down the complex topic into digestible, visual segments for fast revision and easy recall.

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🔻Bleeding that is outside the norm al param eters of them enstrual cycle (volum e, duration, or interval)
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Normal Menstrual Cycle Average menses 5 day flow (3-7 normal) Volume loss 30-80 cc (>80 cc
abnormal) Average cycle range 21-35 days



🔻 Polymenorrhea (Epimenorrhea):
Cyclic, regular, freq uent bleeding w ith cycle interval < 21 days

🔻Oligomenorrhea:
Cyclic, regular infrequent cycle interval > 35 days apart ovulatory or anovulatory

FORMS OF AUB 🔻 Menorrhagia: (Hypermenorhea)
Cyclic, but excessive heavy blood loss > 80 mL or prolonged menses > 7 days or both Hypomenorrhea
light scanty flow lasts for less than two days at regular intervals

🔻Metrorrhagia: irregular bleeding w ith variable am ount (cotact bleeding, interm enstrual bleeding)
🔻Menometrorrhagia: heavy and irregular bleeding
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🔻 Pregnancy complications
Organic
-Uterine leiomyoma
-Endom etrial polyp, Cervical polyp
-Adenom yosis
-Endom etrial hyperplasia
-Malignancy (cervix, uterus)

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-Atrophic E ndom etriam

🔻 Pelvic inflammatory disease PID
Contraception

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-IUCD or Depo-provera or Norplant
Blood Dyscrasias
-Von Willebrand’s Disease
-Thrombocytopenia

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-Leukemia
Chromosomal disorder
Excess E strogen
- Poly cystic ovary (PCO)
- Obesity

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- Estrogen producing tum or
Iatrogenic
- Exogenous estrogen (HRT )

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-Heparin
Systemic
-Thyroid disease
- Hyperprolactinemia
-Hepatic disease

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-Renal failure
CNS suppression, low FSH and LH

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(Stress, Anorexia, or Athletic)
DYSFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING (DUB)
Anovulation

Etiology
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding(DUB):
🔹Diagnosis
🔹 Definition Abnormal uterine bleeding with no attributable underlying illness or pathology
of exclusion !
Must exclude all other causes of AUB ETIOLOGY OF DUB
-Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS )
-Obesity
-Adrenal hyperplasia

Polycystic Ovary (PCO)
-Incidence 3-5%
-Begins in teen years or early twenties
-Multifactorial inheritance associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.
-Family history of type II DM
-Associated with thyroid dysfunction.
-Increased circulating androgens arom atize to estrone (E1) Estrogen provides feedback to pituitary,
resulting in low FSH and high LH
AUB Static levels of LH trigger chronic anovulation
DIAGNOSIS ,
Oligo or anovulation with one of:
Evidence of androgen excess
Polycystic ovary by U/S
Hirsutism
treated with spironolactone and OCP ’s


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🔹 History

🔹 Age of the (Reproductive, Extremes of age , Adolescent , postmenopause)

🔹-e.g.Detailed Menstrual history (LMP, volume, duration, intervals)
Associated symptoms:
dysmenorrhea, post-coital bleeding , galactorrhea, hirsutism , Weight changes

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-bleeding from other sites or prolonged bleeding after m inor traum a, easly bruising

🔹 H /O S trenous physical activitis

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Significant Psychological or Emotional Stress or an eating disorders
Hormonal therapy or contraception (IUD , H R T )

🔹H/O Gynecological dis.(Fibroid, PCO, Gyn. Malignancy or PID )
Medical history of (thyroid dis., Liver dis., renal dis., coaglupathies and medications

🔻 General Exam
- Anemia
-Signs of systemic diseases (thyroid enlargment , echymosis … .

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-Obesity , Hirsutism
Abdominal Exam
Evaluation and Diagnosis 🔻-Abdominal mass
Pelvic Exam
-Cervical tenderness and purulent discharge in cervicitis
-Friable cevix with contact bleeding with cervical erosion or mass
-Dilated cervix with protroding tissue or polyp
-Size, shape of uterus and adexia by bimanual exam .


🔻 Laboratory
-Blood pregnancy test
-CBC with platelets
-Coagulation studies
-Thyroid studies (TSH , T4)
-Prolactin

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-Serum androgens
Diagnostic Procedures
-U/S
-Transvaginal ultrasound
-Pap smear
-Endometrial biopsy (EMB)
-Hysteroscopy
-Hystero Salpingography (HSG)



Directed at treating the underlying pathology with relief of volume and duration of menses
-Rule out pregnancy, traum a, coagulopathy; replace blood products as needed
-Anatomic causes :
treat and usually bleeding controlled.
-Thyroid dysfunction:
treatment will resolve AUB once normal functions after 2 months
-Hyperprolactinemia:
treat with cabergoline or bromocriptine.

MEDICAL:
NON-HORMONAL
•Replace blood products as needed
•Antifibrinolytics Traneximic acid 2-4 gr
•NSAID’s (Mefenemic acid 500mg)(Ibuprofen 400mg)
Treat underlying dis:
•Hyperprolactinemia treat with cabergoline
•Thyroid dysfunctions

MANAGEMENT OF AUB HORMONAL
-Estrogen
Conjugated Estrogen 10 mg
-Estrogen-Progestin Comb.
OCP x 21 days
-Progestin
Medroxy progesterone 5mg
-Androgenic steroid
Danazol 200-400 mg
-Gn RH Agonist


SURGICAL

•D&C
•Endometrial ablation
•Myomectomy
– IF leiomyomata and fertility desired
•Hysterectomy
(TAH, TVH, or TLH)
•Hysteroscopic resection
– IF polyp, submucous myoma

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Barbara L. Hoffman, John O. Schorge, Karen D. Bradshaw, Lisa M. Halvorson, Joseph I. Schaffer, Marlene M. Corton Williams Gynecology, Fourth Edition
Publisher: 2020 ISBN: 9781260456875 Edition: Unknown

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