Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
It is important for any female to know why abnormal uterine bleeding can occur and what to do about it!
Abnormal uterine bleeding is any heavy or unusual bleeding from the uterus.
It can happen at any time during the monthly cycle.
Abnormal uterine (womb) bleeding is a frequent symptom in women.
Abnormal uterine bleeding can happen as either an alteration in the normal menstrual period or as bleeding in between the normal menses.
Abnormal uterine bleeding is different from normal menstrual periods.
It could be bleeding that is between periods, is very heavy, or persists much longer than usual.
It involves bleeding that happens before puberty or after menopause.

Causes:
A range of things can cause abnormal uterine bleeding.
Pregnancy is a frequent cause.
Polyps or fibroids (small and large growths) in the uterus can also produce bleeding.
Infrequently, abnormal uterine bleeding is caused by:
1. A thyroid problem,
2. Infection of the cervix, or
3. Cancer of the uterus.
In most women, abnormal uterine bleeding is produced by a hormone imbalance.
When hormones are the causes, doctors call the disorder dysfunctional uterine bleeding, or DUB.
Abnormal bleeding caused by hormone imbalance is more frequent in teenagers or in women who are reaching menopause.

Symptoms:
Vaginal bleeding between periods is one symptom of abnormal uterine bleeding.
Getting extremely heavy bleeding during the period can also be regarded abnormal uterine bleeding.
The very heavy bleeding during a period and bleeding that persists longer than 7 days is called menorrhagia.
The women may bleed adequately to soak through 1 or more tampons or sanitary pads every hour.

Diagnosis:
Pelvic exams, blood tests, imaging tests, and other procedures can help the doctor diagnose the disorder.
If the patient is likely to be pregnant, the doctor may order a pregnancy test.
If the bleeding is heavy, besides other tests, the doctor may want to check the full blood count to make sure the patient does not have a low blood count from the blood loss.
This could cause:
1.Iron deficiency
2.Anemia.
An ultrasound exam of the pelvic area reveals both the uterus and the ovaries.
It may also indicate the cause of the bleeding.
The doctor may wish to do an endometrial biopsy .
It is done by putting a thin plastic tube into the uterus.
Treatment:
The treatment will depend on:
1.The cause of the bleeding,
2.The age
3.Whether the patient want to get pregnant in the future.
If the doctor determines that a hormone imbalance is causing the abnormal bleeding, the patient and the doctor may choose to wait and see if the bleeding improves on its own.
Medical Treatment
1.Combined hormonal contraceptive methods
Combined contraceptive methods contain synthetic forms of the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
They come in pills, a vaginal ring, and a patch, and can decrease the amount of bleeding in many women.
2.Progestins
Progestins are a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone that can be taken as pills or placed in the uterus as an IUD
3.Intrauterine device
One form of IUD releases hormones and this form can significantly decrease abnormal bleeding.
Surgical Treatment
1.Endometrial ablation
This procedure removes layers of the endometrium without removing the uterus and can be done as an office procedure.
Newer endometrial ablation techniques do not need general anesthesia or a hospital stay
2.Hysterectomy
The removal of the uterus is often used to treat the problems that cause abnormal bleeding, such as uterine fibroids or cancer.
More information can be obtained by reading the book.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Nov 7, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463202333

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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Abnormal Uterine

Bleeding,

A

Simple

Guide

To

The Condition,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2018 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Abnormal Uterine bleeding

It is important for any female to know why abnormal uterine bleeding can occur and what to do about it!

What is abnormal uterine bleeding?

Abnormal uterine bleeding is any heavy or unusual bleeding from the uterus (through the vagina).

It can happen at any time during the monthly cycle, including during the normal menstrual period.

Abnormal uterine (womb) bleeding is a frequent symptom in women.

Abnormal uterine bleeding can happen as either an alteration in the normal menstrual period or as bleeding in between the normal menses.

Abnormal uterine bleeding is different from normal menstrual periods.

It could be bleeding that is between periods, is very heavy, or persists much longer than usual.

It also involves bleeding that happens before puberty or after menopause.

What are the causes of abnormal uterine bleeding?

Causes:

A range of things can cause abnormal uterine bleeding.

Pregnancy is a frequent cause.

Polyps