Aim

To study various causes of AUB and classify them according to new FIGO system of PALM COEIN classification.

Introduction

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) is a significant debilitating clinical condition and affects 14-25% of women of reproductive age and up to 50% of perimenopausal women.^(1-3)

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) may be acute or chronic and is defined as bleeding from the uterine corpus that is abnormal in regularity, volume, frequency, or duration and occurs in the absence of pregnancy ^[4,5].

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Naik Meena

Asst Prof, Dept of Obgyn,

CCM Medical College, Durg, CG