title: Diagnosis and Management of Formerly Called "Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding" According to PALM-COEIN FIGO Classification and the New Guidelines.
abstract: In 2011, the FIGO classification system (PALM-COEIN) was published to standardize terminology, diagnostic and investigations of causes of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). According to FIGO new classification, in the absence of structural etiology, the formerly called "dysfunctional uterine bleeding" should be avoided and clinicians should state if AUB are caused by coagulation disorders (AUB-C), ovulation disorder (AUB-O), or endometrial primary dysfunction (AUB-E). Since this publication, some societies have released or revised their guidelines for the diagnosis and the management of the formerly called "dysfunctional uterine bleeding" according new FIGO classification. In this review, we summarize the most relevant new guidelines for the diagnosis and the management of AUB-C, AUB-O, and AUB-E.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia ; Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Assisted Reproductive Technologies Center, Aziza Othmana Hospital of Tunis, Place la Kasbah, 1008 Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khrouf
authors.affiliation: IVF Center of the Hannibal International Clinic, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terras
keywords: Abnormal uterine bleeding; Dysovulation; Menorrhagia