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