Gynecology

Uterine Bleeding

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Diagnosis

A medical history and gynecologic examination are useful in identifying the cause of abnormal uterine bleeding. Endometrial biopsy is a way that a small amount of tissue can be removed from the uterine cavity to assist in making a diagnosis. Sometimes, hormone tests or an ultrasound examination is needed. Hysteroscopy, a procedure during which a small viewing instrument is placed into the uterine cavity in order to examine the cavity, also can be helpful.

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated February 28, 2008