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Endocrine Abstracts (2021) 77 CMW2.1 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.77.CMW2.1

SFEBES2021 Clinical Management Workshops Widening perspective on reproductive health (3 abstracts)

Endometrial health – the role of the specialist menstrual disorders service

Jacqueline Maybin


MRC Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.


Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a debilitating symptom that affects up to one in three women at some point in their reproductive lives. It may result in anaemia that necessitates blood transfusion and has a significant negative impact on quality of life. In addition, AUB has a detrimental economic impact on those who experience it, health services and the wider economy. A number of medical treatment options for AUB are currently available, but their success is limited by side effects and lack of effectiveness. This means many patients progress to fertility removing surgical management. This session will define typical and problematic menstrual bleeding before reviewing the benefits and limitations of existing treatment options for AUB. The role of the specialist menstrual disorders service in improving clinical care will be explored, with a focus on better diagnosis and more specific treatment of the underlying cause of AUB. The unanswered questions and unknowns in menstrual physiology and pathology will be signposted throughout, alongside discussion of the latest research to develop novel therapeutic strategies for AUB.

Volume 77

Society for Endocrinology BES 2021

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
08 Nov 2021 - 10 Nov 2021

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