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Common Causes of Postmenopausal Bleeding in Korean Women: 10-Year Outcomes from a Single Medical Center
Journal of Korean Medical Science ; : 830-834, 2017.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-156644
ABSTRACT
The common causes of postmenopausal bleeding (PMB), according to the data from the western world, are atrophy, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), endometrial cancer, etc. We conducted a retrospective study to assess whether the causes of PMB in Korean postmenopausal women are similar to those already known. This retrospective study used 10-year medical records (March 2005 to December 2014) of 792 PMB women in the Yonsei University Health System. The data were divided into 2 categories by 5-year intervals to compare the differences between the 2 periods. The most common cause of PMB in Korean women was atrophy (51.1%). Polyps and HRT were the second, followed by anticoagulant medications, cervical cancer, and endometrial cancer. The proportion of patients with cervical cancer significantly decreased during the second half of the decade (8.7% vs. 5.2%; P = 0.048). Although no significant change was noted for HRT, its rank was higher during the latter 5-year period. Only the most common cause of PMB was the same as the conventional data. Interestingly, the proportion of patients with cervical cancer decreased during the latter half of the decade, reflecting the changes in the nation's cancer prevalence rate, while the use of HRT increased.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Polyps / Atrophy / Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Medical Records / Prevalence / Retrospective Studies / Endometrial Neoplasms / Western World / Hormone Replacement Therapy / Hemorrhage Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Journal of Korean Medical Science Year: 2017 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Polyps / Atrophy / Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Medical Records / Prevalence / Retrospective Studies / Endometrial Neoplasms / Western World / Hormone Replacement Therapy / Hemorrhage Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Journal of Korean Medical Science Year: 2017 Type: Article