Uterus Flashcards
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB) Definition
ABN bleeding w/o evidence of underlying cause
Post-menopausal bleeding is cancer until proven otherwise
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Oligomenorrhea
Increased length of time between menses (35-90 days)
Polymenorrhea
Frequent menstruation (<21 d cycle), anovulatory
Menorrhagia
Increased amount of flow (>80mL) or prolonged bleeding (>8 days) –> may lead to anemia
Metorrhagia
Bleeding between periods
Menometorrhagia
Excessive bleeding at irregular intervals
DUB Exam: look for…
palpable uterus, cervical mass, polyps to assess for cervical cancer, myoma or pregnancy
DUB Diagnostic labs
BhCG to R/O pregnancy
CBC: r/o anemia
Thyroid function tests
Platelets/PT/PTT: r/o Von Willebrands disease, Factor XI deficiency
DUB Diagnostic procedures
Pap: r/o cervical CA
US: polycystic ovaries, uterine mass, endometrial thickness
DUB Endometrial Biopsy is indicated WHEN
Endometrium is >4mm in a POSTMENOPAUSAL women
OR
Pt is >35 yo w/ RF of endometrial hyperplasia (obesity, diabetes)
Pregnancy is the most common cause of ABN uterine bleeding
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TX of heavy bleeding
High-dose estrogen IV - stabilizes uterine lining, controls bleeding w/in one hour.
D/C indicated if bleeding not controlled w/in 24 hours
TX of ovulatory bleeding
NSAIDs to decrease blood loss
If hemodynamically unstable, OCPs or Mirena IUD
Anemia and endometrial hyperplasia are the main complications of DUB
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TX of anovulatory bleeding
goal is to convert proliferative endometrium into secretory endometrium (decr. risk of hyperplasia and CA)
Progestin x10d –> stimulates withdrawal bleeding
Desmopressin –> increases Von WIllebrand and FactorVIII
OCP or Mirena
Surgical TX of DUB
D&C
Hysteroscopy: direct visualization of endometrium for biopsy
DUB Hysterectomy IF
Fail or do not want hormone treatment,
Symptomatic anemia or decreased QOL
Type 1 endometrial CA is derived from
atypical endometrial hyperplasia
Type 2 endometrial CA is derived from
serous or clear cell histology
Type 1 endometrial CA is the most common F reproductive CA
(%75)
Estrogen’s role in type 1 endometrial CA
High - from unopposed estrogen stimulation