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Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Associated With Ovulatory Dysfunction

  • Practice Bulletin PB
  • Number 136
  • July 2013

ABSTRACT: Abnormal uterine bleeding associated with ovulatory dysfunction (AUB-O) is a condition for which women frequently seek gynecologic care. Anovulatory bleeding is common at the extremes of reproductive age. The choice of treatment of AUB-O depends on several factors, including the woman’s age, severity of her bleeding, her medical risk factors, her need for contraception, and her desire for future fertility 1. The purpose of this document is to provide management guidelines for the treatment of patients with AUB-O.

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