Metropathia haemorrhagica, also known as metropathia haemorrhagica cystica, is a menstrual disorder which is defined as a specialized type of anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding associated with endometrial hyperplasia and intermenstrual bleeding.[1][2][3][4] The condition was defined by 1930.[5] It has been agreed that the term "metropathia haemorrhagica" should be discarded along with many other older terms for menstrual disorders.[6][4] Due to diffuse polyposis
| Metropathia haemorrhagica | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Metropathia haemorrhagica; Metropathia hemorrhagica; Metropathica haemorrhagica; Metropathica hemorrhagica; Metropathia haemorrhagica cystica; Metropathia hemorrhagica cystica |
| Specialty | Gynecology |
typical presentation is that of a female (40-45 yrs)
With a history of Amenorrhea for 2 weeks
Followed by excessive menstrual bleeding cause being anovulation
Histopathology:
Proliferative endometrium without atypical changes
Swiss cheese appearance
On USG increased endometrial thickness without atypical change
References
edit- ^ Rao (2008). Textbook of Gynaecology. Elsevier India. pp. 65–. ISBN 9788131215265. OCLC 968524806.
- ^ Sisir K. Chattopadhyay (1 January 2012). Gynaecology for Undergraduates: The Five Fingers. Wolters kluwer india Pvt Ltd. pp. 39–. ISBN 9789351292500.
- ^ Padubidri (2005). Gynaecology. Elsevier India. pp. 197–. ISBN 9788181475626.
- ^ a b Bahamondes L, Ali M (2015). "Recent advances in managing and understanding menstrual disorders". F1000Prime Rep. 7: 33. doi:10.12703/P7-33. PMC 4371378. PMID 25926984.
- ^ Schochet, Sydney S.; Lackner, Julius E. (September 1931). "A review of the gynecologic literature of 1930". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 22 (3): 477–500. doi:10.1016/S0002-9378(31)90708-4. ISSN 0002-9378.
- ^ Fraser IS, Critchley HO, Broder M, Munro MG (September 2011). "The FIGO recommendations on terminologies and definitions for normal and abnormal uterine bleeding". Semin Reprod Med. 29 (5): 383–90. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1287662. PMID 22065325. S2CID 260319424.
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Further reading
edit- Falconer, Bertil (1947). "The Treatment of Metropathia Haemorrhagica: Suggestions for a Therapeutic Programme". Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 27 (3): 288–296. doi:10.3109/00016344709156312. ISSN 0001-6349.
- WahléN, Tore (1950). "STUDIES OF METROPATHIA HAEMORRHAGICA CYSTICA: A CLINICAL INVESTIGATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TREATMENT WITH CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHIN". Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 29 (S6): 1–203. doi:10.3109/00016345009154936. ISSN 0001-6349.
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