The FIGO classification of causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in the reproductive years

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Munro, Malcolm G ^a,d   Critchley, Hilary O D ^b   Fraser, Ian S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

classification; heavy uterine bleeding; menorrhagia; Menstrual disorders

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; PROGESTERONE; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ABNORMAL UTERUS BLEEDING; ADENOMYOSIS; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LEIOMYOMA; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; POLYP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS BLEEDING; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79956362253     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.079     Document Type: Article

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