Management of abnormal uterine bleeding

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The treatment for patients with abnormal menstrual bleeding may depend on several factors including the patient's age, severity of the bleeding, desire for future pregnancy, and how long the condition has persisted. Patients with short and severely abnormal menstrual bleeding episodes may benefit from estrogen therapy. Medroxyprogesterone acetate may be most appropriate for teenage patients. Oral contraceptives may be most appropriate for low-risk patients at menopause or women of child-bearing age needing contraception. Patients with long-term uterine bleeding may benefit from drug therapy or surgery.

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Differential diagnosis of abnormal uterine bleeding

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There can be many causes of abnormal menstrual flow. A woman's age may be helpful in guiding doctors to determine its cause. Blood coagulation disorders most likely cause abnormal flow in teenaged women. Disorders associated with the reproductive system including cervical or ovarian cancer, pregnancy complications, or infections of the uterus or uterine lining most likely cause abnormal flow in women of child-bearing age. Cancer is the most likely cause of abnormal bleeding in women at or past menopause. It may be advisable to test women with specific risk factors for coagulation disorders.

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Sterilization with fibrin sealant in a rabbit uterine horn model

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A surgical technique involving electrically stimulating scar production in the fallopian tubes followed by applying a fibrin sealant may hold promise as a human female sterilization method. Of 23 rabbits sterilized, 11 were only scarred electrically, 10 only had sealant applied, 14 underwent both procedures, and 10 underwent neither procedure. The fallopian tubes were completely closed in 71.4% of the rabbits undergoing both procedures and three of 11 undergoing electrical scarring only. The fallopian tubes were not closed in any of the rabbits in the other two groups.

Methods, Evaluation, Surgery, Uterus, Sterilization of women, Female sterilization, Adhesives in surgery, Surgical adhesives

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