Template:Vaginal bleeding definitions

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

PALM-COEIN Classification

• 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)