title: [Etiologic study of 275 cases of endo-uterine hemorrhage by uterine curettage].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the incidence of genital hemorrhage, to specify its etiology and define the epidemiological profile of the "hemorrhagic patient".
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis of selected medical case-histories and histological reports for 275 uterine curettages carried out due to a hemorrhagic sign.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence was estimated to be 2.7% of consultations. 292 histological lesions were identified, and their severity classified as follows: 53.8% dysfunctional, 20.0% hyperplasia, 5.5% malignant and 20.5% classified as "rare". The profile was that of a perimenopausal, multiparous woman, obese with normal menarche and menstrual cycle.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the general population, genital hemorrhage is less and less frequently indicative of a malignant lesion.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ginicologia, Clinica Universitaria, Pamploma, Navarra, Espana.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kazadi-Buanga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jurado-Chacon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010298:Parity; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Etude étiologique de 275 cas d'hémorragie endo-utérine par le curetage utérin.