title: Dysfunctional uterine bleeding.
abstract: The causes and treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding vary with the patient's age and health. The evaluation can be organized according to physiologic age groups: menarche through adolescence; the childbearing period, and the perimenopausal and postmenopausal years. Dysfunctional bleeding is a diagnosis by exclusion and is related to the basic physiology of normal menstruation. Endometrial sampling, hysteroscopy, and dilatation and curettage are useful in evaluating the post-teenage patient.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche / Q000502:physiology; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000209:etiology; D008598:Menstruation; D010808:Physical Examination; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy