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- Caring for the Female Cancer Patient - Gynecologic Considerations
- Caring for the Female Cancer Patient - Gynecologic Considerations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Fertility Assessment and Fertility Preservation Options
- Chapter 2 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Chapter 3 Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer Predisposition Syndromes
- Chapter 4 Managing Sexual Health Through Treatment and Survivorship
- Chapter 5 Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
- Chapter 6 Hormone Therapy and Contraception Management
- Chapter 7 Cervical Cancer Screening
- Chapter 8 Vulvar Lesions and Eruptions
- Chapter 9 Nonpregnant and False-Positive Causes of β-hCG Elevation
- Chapter 10 Cancer and Pregnancy
- Chapter 11 Survivorship Care of Gynecologic Cancer
- Chapter 12 Anal and Colorectal Cancer
- Chapter 13 Bladder Cancer
- Chapter 14 Breast Cancer
- Chapter 15 Cervical Cancer
- Chapter 16 Endometrial Cancer
- Chapter 17 Head and Neck Cancer
- Chapter 18 Leukemia: Acute and Chronic
- Chapter 19 Lung Cancer
- Chapter 20 Pelvic Mass and Ovarian Cancer
- Chapter 21 Thyroid Cancer
- Chapter 22 Vulvar Melanoma
- Index
- References
Chapter 2 - Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 October 2024
- Caring for the Female Cancer Patient - Gynecologic Considerations
- Caring for the Female Cancer Patient - Gynecologic Considerations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Fertility Assessment and Fertility Preservation Options
- Chapter 2 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Chapter 3 Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer Predisposition Syndromes
- Chapter 4 Managing Sexual Health Through Treatment and Survivorship
- Chapter 5 Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
- Chapter 6 Hormone Therapy and Contraception Management
- Chapter 7 Cervical Cancer Screening
- Chapter 8 Vulvar Lesions and Eruptions
- Chapter 9 Nonpregnant and False-Positive Causes of β-hCG Elevation
- Chapter 10 Cancer and Pregnancy
- Chapter 11 Survivorship Care of Gynecologic Cancer
- Chapter 12 Anal and Colorectal Cancer
- Chapter 13 Bladder Cancer
- Chapter 14 Breast Cancer
- Chapter 15 Cervical Cancer
- Chapter 16 Endometrial Cancer
- Chapter 17 Head and Neck Cancer
- Chapter 18 Leukemia: Acute and Chronic
- Chapter 19 Lung Cancer
- Chapter 20 Pelvic Mass and Ovarian Cancer
- Chapter 21 Thyroid Cancer
- Chapter 22 Vulvar Melanoma
- Index
- References
Summary
Obstetrician-gynecologists are frequently consulted during an episode of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) to stop bleeding acutely and to prevent further bleeding during cancer treatment. Women with hematologic malignancies, such as acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), are the most frequently affected and new onset heavy menstrual bleeding may be the chief complaint leading to their diagnosis. Cancer and cancer treatments including chemotherapy, total body irradiation, and conditioning regimens for bone marrow or stem cell transplant can induce thrombocytopenia and lead to AUB. Main treatment options include oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, and progestin-only hormone therapy. Algorithms are available to guide treatment and medical management is first line, especially in patients who have not completed childbearing. The risk of venous thromboembolism and need for contraception are special considerations when choosing a treatment for AUB in this patient population.
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- Caring for the Female Cancer PatientGynecologic Considerations, pp. 24 - 37Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024