Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) involves changes to menstruation patterns, such as changes in regularity, duration, or flow. DUB can happen for many different reasons. Dysfunctional uterine ...

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) involves uterine bleeding that does not stem from a regular period or that comes excessively or erratically outside of the menstruation period. Different types include ...

Almost every woman will experience abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) at least once in her lifetime. AUB accounts for approximately one third of gynecologic outpatient visits 1 and about 10% of visits to ...

A new review article illuminates why physicians should keep coagulation disorders in mind when evaluating patients with heavy abnormal uterine bleeding. Physicians treating patients with heavy ...

Unless you or someone close to you has been previously diagnosed with an endometrial polyp, you are likely to know what that is. These abnormal growths are common, with more than 200,000 cases per ...

How you treat abnormal uterine bleeding depends on the cause. Sometimes the underlying cause cannot be cured. Treatment may focus on reducing symptoms to improve overall quality of life. In other ...

Bleeding between periods can be caused by stress, poor nutrition, or health conditions. Hormone treatments like oral contraceptives can lead to prolonged periods. Heavy periods might indicate a ...

Whether they consider it a blessing or a bother, most women feel all is well when their periods come at the right time, every time. For this to happen, an intricate interplay of hormones has to be ...

Women of reproductive age bleed once a month during their menstrual period. This happens when your uterus sheds its lining, and the blood and tissue pass through the vagina and out of your body.

Normal menstruation starts at menarche around age 12, and lasts until menopause at around 50 years of age. This bleeding is controlled by the hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis and consists of ...

Abnormal uterine (womb) bleeding is a common problem in women. Abnormal uterine bleeding can occur as either a change in your normal menstrual period or as bleeding in between your normal menses. You ...