Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB) Quiz

DUB is defined as abnormal uterine bleeding in the absence of any organic lesion in the genital tract. It is a diagnosis of exclusion and one of the common causes of abnormal uterine bleeding.

DUB is classified into primary DUB, which involves disturbance in the hypothalamopituitary-ovarian axis with no obvious cause or organic lesion, and secondary DUB, where a cause can be found but no organic lesion in the genital tract.

The types of DUB based on pathophysiology include ovulatory DUB, which involves corpus luteum insufficiency and persistent corpus luteum, and anovulatory DUB, which involves insufficient follicular development and persistent ovarian follicle.

<p>The objectives include defining DUB, classifying DUB, understanding the pathophysiology of ovulatory and anovulatory DUB, approaching a case of DUB through history taking, physical examination, and investigations, describing the medical management of DUB, and describing the surgical management of DUB (conservative Vs Radical).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The potential causes of secondary DUB include systemic disorders such as coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia, von Willebrand's disease, leukemia, hepatic disease, renal disease, hypothyroidism, as well as medications/iatrogenic factors like intrauterine contraceptive device, hormones (oral contraceptives, estrogen, progesterone, norplant, depo provera), and anticoagulant drugs.</p> Signup and view all the answers