The diagnosis and treatment of endometrial polyps will be familiar to most gynaecologists. However, the aetiology and natural history of these focal intrauterine lesions are yet to be elucidated. This…
Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is the major complaint in approximately one-third of gynecological visits in premenopausal women, and in >70% of appointments of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Uterine myoma is…
The complex pathogenesis and variable presentation of adenomyosis make it one of the most difficult of the FIGO PALM-COIEN abnormal uterine bleeding group to diagnose and treat. Basic clinical parameters…
Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common micronutrient deficiency worldwide with >20% of women experiencing it during their reproductive lives. Hepcidin, a peptide hormone mostly produced by the liver, controls…
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have the potential to be extremely valuable in the clinical care delivery for women who report heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). Increasingly, studies on HMB have incorporated…
The aim in the diagnosis of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is to identify the bleeding cause, which can be classified by the PALM-COEIN ( P olyp, A denomyosis, L eiomyoma,…
The FIGO systems defining the nomenclature and symptoms of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in the reproductive years (System 1) and the PALM-COEIN classification of causes of AUB (System 2) are…
Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a group of symptoms widely recognised as the most common reason that women of reproductive age present for gynaecological care. Although this phenomenon is probably…
1. Regarding first line therapy for advanced stage EOC which of the following is/are true? a) Adding gemcitabine to carboplatin and paclitaxel improves overall survival. b) Intra-peritoneal chemotherapy is a…
1. a) F b) T c) T d) F e) F Cervical cancer can occur in all settings but is more common in resource restricted settings due to inadequate screening…
