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Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Later Reproductive Years

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Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is defined as bleeding outside of normal volume, duration, regularity, or frequency. AUB accounts for approximately one third of visits to a gynecologist. The estimated annual prevalence rate in US women, age 18–50 years, is 53 per 1,000 women (Kjerulff et al., Am J Public Health 86:195, 1996a). AUB can negatively impact a woman’s quality of life, productivity, and reproductive potential.

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Takashima, Y., Bruno-Gaston, J., Israel, J. (2017). Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Later Reproductive Years. In: Shoupe, D. (eds) Handbook of Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17798-4_81

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