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What
is Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding ?
A
woman's normal menstrual cycle is guided by hormonal signals for
ovulation. Vaginal bleeding is expected every month as part of
that cycle. But when the cycle's hormonal signaling gets thrown
off, the pattern of bleeding can change, resulting in alternating
heavy and light periods or spotting, or in unpredictable shorter
and longer cycles. This irregular type of bleeding is known as
dysfunctional uterine bleeding or anovulatory bleeding.
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Causes
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The
start of menstruation in adolescence - regular ovulatory
cycles may not develop for a few months or even years
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The
end of menstruation - dysfunctional uterine bleeding is also
common in the months to years before menopause
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Screening and Diagnosis
During the
medical history and physical examination, which will include a
pelvic exam, your doctor will asks you about symptoms that can
point to a cause for the irregular bleeding or other hormonal
abnormalities. The doctor may perform various tests to rule out
these causes:
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Pregnancy
- urine or blood tests
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Thyroid
hormone and prolactin hormone abnormalities - blood tests
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Menopause
(especially in a woman in her 40s or 50s) - blood tests to
determine if estrogen levels are falling, suggestive of the
beginning stages of menopause
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Abnormalities
of the uterus or ovaries - a transvaginal ultrasound, in which
a small, rod-like probe is inserted into the vagina, taking
specific measurements of the endometrial lining
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The
possibility of cancer in a woman over the age of 35 - an
endometrial biopsy, done in the office, in which the doctor
uses a speculum to visualize the cervix, then inserts a thin,
straw-like tube through the cervix into the uterus and brushes
it along the endometrial layer to collect a tissue sample.
If
you are having heavy bleeding, your doctor will also check your
blood and iron levels to see if you are anemic.
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Dysfunctional
Uterine Bleeding &Homeopathy.
Normally
the patients are put on "Hormone Therapy". The
preparations in material doses are the combination of hormones. It
can control bleeding or produce a withdrawl bleeding. But these
are not helpful for longtime treatment. In such situation they
produce enormous side effects. There is no permanent cure with
hormonal preparations though it is very helpful only in
emergencies.
Homeopathy drugs used not only help to arrest the bleeding but
also regularise the periods. It is the only method of healing that
surely sets sick women on the permanent road to recovery.
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