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Abnormal uterine bleeding, a new terminology is needed.

Confino E

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. e-confino@northwestern.edu

The current terminology describing abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is not universally agreed upon. A new AUB terminology must be uniform, unambiguous, and symptom focused. A prototype letters and numbers formula covering the entire spectrum of AUB is proposed that may contain sequences such as B1D2F1A2P1 (i.e., moderate-1 bleeding, lasting for 2 days-duration, with frequent monthly-1 presentation, causing significant-anemia and mild-1 pains). Universal acceptance of a similar standard and reproducible terminology will add semiquantitative information, enable accurate reporting, and facilitate clinical research.

Published 16 March 2007 in Fertil Steril, 87(3): 479-80.
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