13.05.30 Menorrhagia

Causes

    • Unknown

      • DUB - 40-60% of cases

    • Hormonal

    • Anovulatory cycles

      • Most common at the extremes of reproductive life

    • Uterine

      • Fibroids

    • Endometrial polyps

    • Adenomyosis

      • Ectopic glandular tissue found in muscle

    • Endometritis

      • Inflammation of the endometrium

      • Endometrial hyperplasia

      • Pelvic inflammatory disease

      • Endometrial carcinoma

    • Systemic

      • Bleeding disorder

      • Thyroid

      • Liver failure

      • Kidney failure

    • Iatrogenic

      • Copper coil

      • Anticoagulants