Unraveling bleeding problems in midlife women.
Menopause often is accompanied by abnormal uterine bleeding-mostly due to anovulation and correctable with hormone therapy. However, all patients should be fully evaluated for gynecologic and nongynecologic causes of bleeding.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo., USA.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004967:Estrogens / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D017697:Premenopause; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D004967:Estrogens