Abnormal uterine bleeding and chronic iron deficiency
Venina Isabel Poço Viana Leme de Barros, Eliane Azeka Hase, Cristiano Caetano Salazar, Ana Maria Kondo Igai, Fernanda Andrade Orsi, Paulo Francisco Ramos Margarido
Abstract
Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in menacme is the leading cause of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and iron deficiency (ID). All patients with AUB should be investigated and treated.
Topics & Concepts
Iron deficiencyUterine bleedingIron-deficiency anemiaMedicineAnemiaInternal medicineGastroenterologySurgeryUterine Myomas and TreatmentsMaternal and fetal healthcarePregnancy and preeclampsia studies