Abstract

CRITICAL STUDY ON ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING: A REVIEW

*Khushboo Jha, Prof. Dr. K. Bharathi and Dr. Sonu

Abstract

Abnormal uterine bleeding is a broad term that describes irregularities in the menstrual cycle involving frequency, regularity, duration, and volume of flow outside of pregnancy. Up to one-third of women will experience abnormal uterine bleeding in their life, with irregularities most commonly occurring at menarche and perimenopause. A normal menstrual cycle has a frequency of 24 to 38 days, lasts 7 to 9 days, with 5 to 80 milliliters of blood loss. Variations in any of these 4 parameters constitute abnormal uterine bleeding. Older terms such as oligomenorrhea, menorrhagia, and dysfunctional uterine bleeding should be discarded in favor of using simple terms to describe the nature of the abnormal uterine bleeding. Revisions to the terminology were first published in 2007, followed by updates from the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) in 2011 and 2018. In this Review, complete explanation has been described about the incidence, etiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis, management and complication.

Keywords: Abnormal uterine bleeding, diagnosis, management.