Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding Differential Diagnoses
- Author: Amir Estephan, MD; Chief Editor: Pamela L Dyne, MD more...
Differential Diagnoses
- Abortion, Complete
- Abortion, Incomplete
- Abortion, Inevitable
- Abortion, Missed
- Abortion, Threatened
- Abruptio Placentae
- Adenomyosis
- Anovulation
- Anticoagulants
- Antipsychotics
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Cervical Cancer
- Cervicitis
- Coagulopathies
- Cushing Syndrome
- Endocervical Polyp
- Endometrial Carcinoma
- Endometrial Polyp
- Endometriosis
- Estrogen Therapy
- Fibroids (leiomyomata)
- Foreign body
- Hydatidiform Mole
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Intrauterine devices
- Liver disease
- Mullerian Duct Anomalies
- Oral contraceptives
- Ovarian Cysts
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Placenta Previa
- Platelet Disorders
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Pregnancy, Ectopic
- Prolactinoma
- Renal disease
- Trauma
- von Willebrand Disease
- Vulvovaginitis
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