Preferred Label : Abnormal uterine bleeding;
ICD-11 definition : This is abnormal genital tract bleeding based in the uterus and found in the absence
of demonstrable structural or organic pathology. It is usually due to hormonal disturbances:
reduced levels of progesterone causes low levels of pgf2 alpha and causes menorrhagia;
increased levels of tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) (a fibrinolytic enzyme) leads
to more fibrinolysis.;
ICD-11 synonym : haemorrhage in uterus; metrostaxis; uterine haemorrhage;
ICD-11 inclusion : haemorrhage of vagina; vaginal bleeding; vaginal haemorrhage; bleeding from vagina; haemorrhage from vagina; abnormal vaginal bleeding;
Origin ID : 147967528;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
This is abnormal genital tract bleeding based in the uterus and found in the absence
of demonstrable structural or organic pathology. It is usually due to hormonal disturbances:
reduced levels of progesterone causes low levels of pgf2 alpha and causes menorrhagia;
increased levels of tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) (a fibrinolytic enzyme) leads
to more fibrinolysis.
