Open AccessHistopathology findings in patients presenting with menorrhagia: A study of 100 hysterectomy specimen
Author(s) -
Nilima Sawke,
Gopal Krishna Sawke,
Hanisha Jain
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/0976-7800.172299
Subject(s) - adenomyosis , medicine , hysterectomy , gynecology , obstetrics , leiomyoma , histopathology , incidence (geometry) , endometrial hyperplasia , endometriosis , surgery , endometrium , pathology , optics , physics
Menorrhagia, by definition, is heavy cyclical blood loss in excess of 80 ml/month of menstrual period lasting longer than 7 days. There are many possible causes of heavy menstrual bleeding which include hormonal imbalance, fibroids, miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, nonhormonal intrauterine device, adenomyosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and rarely uterine, ovarian, or cervical cancer. Treatment depends on the causes of the menorrhagia. Hysterectomy is one of the several surgical procedures as definitive treatment.