Genital tract disorders | Trauma |
Uterus | Sexual intercourse |
Benign conditions: | Sexual abuse |
| Foreign bodies (including intrauterine device) |
| Pelvic trauma (eg, motor vehicle accident) |
| Straddle injuries |
| Cesarean scar defect (prior cesarean delivery) |
- Arteriovenous malformation (acquired or congenital)
| Drugs |
Cancer: | Contraception: |
- Endometrial adenocarcinoma
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Infection: | Postmenopausal hormone therapy |
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
| Anticoagulants |
| Tamoxifen |
Ovulatory dysfunction | Corticosteroids |
Cervix | Chemotherapy |
Benign conditions: | Phenytoin |
| Antipsychotic drugs |
| Antibiotics (eg, due to toxic epidermal necrolysis or Stevens-Johnson syndrome) |
| Systemic disease |
Cancer: | Diseases involving the vulva: |
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- Metastatic (uterus, choriocarcinoma)
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Infection: | |
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Vulva | |
Benign conditions: | |
| Bleeding disorders: |
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| - Thrombocytopenia or platelet dysfunction
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Cancer | - Some coagulation factor deficiencies
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Vagina | |
Benign conditions: | Thyroid disease |
| Polycystic ovary syndrome |
| Cushing syndrome |
- Adenosis (aberrant glandular tissue)
| Hormone-secreting adrenal and ovarian tumors |
Cancer | Renal disease |
Vaginitis/infection: | Emotional or physical stress |
| Smoking |
- Sexually transmitted infections
| Excessive exercise |
| Diseases not affecting the genital tract |
Upper genital tract disease | Urethral disease (eg, urethral prolapse, atrophic urethral changes, urethritis) |
Pelvic inflammatory disease | Bladder cancer |
Fallopian tube cancer | Urinary tract infection |
Ovarian cancer | Colorectal cancer |
Pregnancy complications | Inflammatory bowel disease |
Pregnancy complications are discussed in related UpToDate content | Hemorrhoids |
Other |
Endometriosis |