Ultrasound Assessment of the Endometrium for Irregular Vaginal Bleeding

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 440-449

  McFarlin, Barbara L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

arteriovenous malformation; ectopic pregnancy; gynecologic ultrasound; irregular vaginal bleeding; myomas; sonohysterography; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MISSED ABORTION; MYOMA; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; SYMPTOM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; POLYPS; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33750361588     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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