Source: ACOG, Committee Opinion. April 2013 (reaffirmed 2015), number 557.
A Woman’s Normal Anatomy
PALM – Structural causes of AUB
P – Polyp
A – Adenomyosis
L – Leiomyoma (fibroids)
M – Malignancy/Hyperplasia
COEIN – Non-structural
C – Coagulopathy
O – Ovulatory
E – Endometrial
I – Iatrogenic
N –Not Classified
Source: Established by FIGO – Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d’Obstétrique (the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics)
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