Society guideline links: Abnormal uterine bleeding

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas)" and "Society guideline links: Hysteroscopy".)

International

●Endocrine Society (ES): Clinical practice guideline on functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (2017)

●International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO): The two FIGO systems for normal and abnormal uterine bleeding symptoms and classification of causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in the reproductive years – Revisions (2018)

Canada

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't do any surgical intervention, including ablation, for abnormal uterine bleeding until medical management (including the progesterone intra-uterine system) has been offered and either declined or found unsuccessful (2021)

●Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC): Clinical practice guideline on abnormal uterine bleeding in pre-menopausal women (2013, reaffirmed 2018)

●SOGC: Clinical practice guidelines on gynaecological and obstetric management of women with inherited bleeding disorders (2005, reaffirmed 2018)

●SOGC: Clinical practice guideline on endometrial ablation in the management of abnormal uterine bleeding (2015)

United States

●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee opinion on von Willebrand disease in women (2013, reaffirmed 2019)

●ACOG: Committee opinion on the role of transvaginal ultrasonography in evaluating the endometrium of women with postmenopausal bleeding (2018)

●ACOG: Committee opinion on management of acute abnormal uterine bleeding in nonpregnant reproductive-aged women (2013, reaffirmed 2017)

●ACOG: Practice bulletin for management of abnormal uterine bleeding associated with ovulatory dysfunction (2013)

●ACOG: Practice bulletin for diagnosis of abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-aged women (2012)

●Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS): Clinical practice guideline for abnormal uterine bleeding – Hysterectomy versus alternative therapy (2012)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on heavy menstrual bleeding – Assessment and management (2018, updated 2021)

●NICE: Quality standard on heavy menstrual bleeding (2013, updated 2020)

Australia–New Zealand

●Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG): Investigation of intermenstrual and postcoital bleeding (2021)

Japan

●[In Japanese] Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG): Obstetrics and gynecology clinical practice guidelines – Gynecology outpatient edition (2023)

●[In English] JSOG and Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (JAOG): Guidelines for gynecological practice in Japan, 2020 edition (published 2021)