Metropathia haemorrhagica

Metropathia haemorrhagica
Metropathia haemorrhagica
Other names	Metropathia haemorrhagica; Metropathia hemorrhagica; Metropathica haemorrhagica; Metropathica hemorrhagica; Metropathia haemorrhagica cystica; Metropathia hemorrhagica cystica
Specialty	Gynecology

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

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

^ 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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