title: Clinical, histopathological and therapeutic considerations in non-neoplastic abnormal uterine bleeding in menopause transition.
abstract: With the decline of ovarian hormonal function, from the fifth decade of life, women enter the menopause transition, during which bleeding becomes irregular in duration and time of occurrence. Secondary to ovarian dysfunction, developmental and maturation endometrial anomalies occur, which are clinically translated by abnormal uterine bleeding, which in many cases at this age can be caused by organic lesions (fibroma, polyps, endometritis, endometrial hyperplasia, adenomyosis, etc.). The retrospective study included a total of 256 patients with abnormal uterine bleeding in menopause transition. Statistics showed that the incidence of these types of bleeding increases with age (64.5%) and parity (30.5%), with symptoms consisting mostly in different clinical forms of abnormal uterine bleeding (62.1%), and leiomyomas prevailing at histopathological examination (49.6%). Progesterone replacement therapy was the first therapeutic choice for correcting these types of bleeding. Progesterone therapy is useful not only for therapeutic purposes to amend the bleeding, but also as a precaution against the development of endometrial carcinoma. Progestogens cancel the proliferative and mitogenic effect of estrogens, even when administered in sequential regimen 10-12 days per month.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania. gyn_col_corn@yahoo.com
authors: F I
authors: FI
authors: Corniţescu
authors: Florentina
authors: F
authors: Tănase
authors: Cristiana
authors: C
authors: Simionescu
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Iliescu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004714:Endometrial Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D011374:Progesterone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011372:Progestins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D011372:Progestins; D011374:Progesterone