ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING

Course overview

ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING IS A BROAD TERM THAT DESCRIBES IRREGULARITIES IN THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE INVOLVING FREQUENCY, REGULARITY, DURATION, AND VOLUME OF FLOW OUTSIDE OF PREGNANCY. UP TO ONE-THIRD OF WOMEN WILL EXPERIENCE ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING IN THEIR LIFE, WITH IRREGULARITIES MOST COMMONLY OCCURRING AT MENARCHE AND PERIMENOPAUSE. A NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE HAS A FREQUENCY OF 24 TO 38 DAYS, LASTS 7 TO 9 DAYS, WITH 5 TO 80 MILLILITERS OF BLOOD LOSS. VARIATIONS IN ANY OF THESE 4 PARAMETERS CONSTITUTE ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT AND EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO EVALUATING AND TREATING ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING.