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*Intermenstrual bleeding: variable amounts between regular menstrual periods | *Intermenstrual bleeding: variable amounts between regular menstrual periods | ||
*Midcycle spotting: spotting just before ovulation (due to decline in estrogen) | *Midcycle spotting: spotting just before ovulation (due to decline in estrogen) | ||
*Postmenopausal bleeding: recurrence of bleeding after menopause | *Postmenopausal bleeding: recurrence of bleeding >6 mo after menopause | ||
*Polymenorrhea: frequent and light bleeding | *Polymenorrhea: frequent and light bleeding | ||
*Postcoital bleeding: vaginal bleeding after intercourse, suggesting cervical pathology | *Postcoital bleeding: vaginal bleeding after intercourse, suggesting cervical pathology | ||
*The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) introduced a new classification system known by the acronym PALM-COEIN | *The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) introduced a new classification system known by the acronym PALM-COEIN | ||
Revision as of 18:25, 12 January 2021
Vaginal Bleeding Definitions
- Menorrhagia: >7 day (prolonged) or >80 mL/day (excessive) uterine bleeding at regular intervals
- Metrorrhagia: irregular vaginal bleeding outside the normal cycle
- Menometrorrhagia: excessive irregular vaginal bleeding
- Intermenstrual bleeding: variable amounts between regular menstrual periods
- Midcycle spotting: spotting just before ovulation (due to decline in estrogen)
- Postmenopausal bleeding: recurrence of bleeding >6 mo after menopause
- Polymenorrhea: frequent and light bleeding
- Postcoital bleeding: vaginal bleeding after intercourse, suggesting cervical pathology
- The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) introduced a new classification system known by the acronym PALM-COEIN
- PALM: structural causes
- Polyp (AUB-P)
- Adenomyosis (AUB-A)
- Leiomyoma (AUB-L)
- Malignancy and hyperplasia (AUB-M)
- COEIN: nonstructural causes
- Coagulopathy (AUB-C)
- Ovulatory dysfunction (AUB-O)
- Endometrial (AUB-E)
- Iatrogenic (AUB-I)
- Not yet classified (AUB-N)