Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)
Alternate Names : Anovulatory bleeding, Bleeding - dysfunctional uterine, DUB, Abnormal uterine bleeding, Menorrhagia - dysfunctional, Polymenorrhea - dysfunctional, Metrorrhagia - dysfunctional
References
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