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Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB) Learning Center

Bleeding or spotting from the vagina occurs between periods; Menstrual periods may be less than 28 days (more common) or more than 35 days apart; Time between menstrual periods changes with each cycle; Bleeding is heavier (passing large clots, nee...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 2, 2009
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is abnormal bleeding from the vagina that is due to changes in hormone levels.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 2, 2009
Bleeding refers to the loss of blood. Bleeding can happen inside the body (internally) or outside the body (externally. It may occur: Inside the body when blood leaks from blood vessels or organs; Outside the body when blood flows through a natura...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 15, 2009
Intermenstrual bleeding is bleeding from the uterus that occurs between menstrual periods.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 26, 2008
The menstrual cycle is not the same for every woman. On average, menstrual flow occurs every 28 days (with most women having cycles between 24 and 34 days), and lasts about 4-7 days. However, there is a wide variation in timing and duration that i...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 2, 2009
Anything that interferes with the normal menstrual cycle, causing pain , unusually heavy or light bleeding, or missed periods.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is irregular, abnormal uterine bleeding that is not caused by a tumor, infection, or pregnancy .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Primary infertility describes couples who have never been able to become pregnant after at least 1 year of unprotected sex (intercourse. Secondary infertility describes couples who have been pregnant at least once, but have not been able to become...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 17, 2009
Infertility is the failure to conceive a pregnancy after attempting for at least one full year. In primary infertility, pregnancy has never occurred. In secondary infertility, one or both members of the couple have previously conceived, but are un...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Infertility is the failure of a couple to conceive a pregnancy after trying to do so for at least one full year. In primary infertility, pregnancy has never occurred. In secondary infertility, one or both members of the couple have previously conc...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Infertility is the failure of a couple to conceive a pregnancy after trying to do so for at least one full year. In primary infertility, pregnancy has never occurred. In secondary infertility, one or both members of the couple have previously conc...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hot flashes, experienced by large numbers of women and some men as a result of surgical, chemical, or age-in duced changes in estrogen levels, are characterized by a rapid rise and discharge of heat with perspiration, discomfort, and possible redn...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Mood disorders are mental disorders characterized by periods of depression, sometimes alternating with periods of elevated mood.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Research on the connection between a person's mood and the food he or she eats has reveled what many people have long believed, that eating a certain food can influence a person's mood—at least temporarily. Research by Judith Wurtman, a professor ...
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Pain in the vaginal canal is usually associated with an underlying medical and/or psychological condition.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Excessive growth of facial or body hair in women is called hirsutism.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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