title: A hemangioma of the cervix in childhood can be a harbinger of menorrhagia and infertility as an adult.
abstract: Early diagnosis of uterine hemangiomas may direct management decisions improving long-term outcome in children, adolescents and adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Ravi P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Gada
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Patricia S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Timothy O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: coddington.charles@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Charles C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Coddington
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D020702:Hysteroscopes; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Hemangioma; Irregular uterine bleeding; Uterine vascular lesion; Vaginal bleeding