FIGO classification system (PALM‐COEIN) for causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in nongravid women of reproductive age

G. Munro, Malcolm; Critchley, Hilary; S. Broder, Michael; S. Fraser, Ian; the FIGO Working Group on Menstrual Disorders, for

doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.11.011

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FIGO classification system (PALM‐COEIN) for causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in nongravid women of reproductive age

Published in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics • Feb 22, 2011

Authors:

Malcolm G. Munro

Hilary Critchley

Michael S. Broder

Abstract

There is general inconsistency in the nomenclature used to describe abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), in addition to a plethora of potential causes-several of which may coexist in a given individual. It seems clear that the development of consistent and universally accepted nomenclature is a step tow...

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Medicine

Uterine bleeding

Nomenclature

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