Pooja Sahu, Deepthy Balakrishnan, Ranjan K Patel, Tara Prasad Tripathy
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Abstract
Uterine arteriovenous malformation (UAVM) is an infrequent occurrence among postmenopausal women. Our review of the literature revealed only a few documented cases of UAVM in this demographic. Treatment options for these patients encompass uterine artery embolization (UAE), medical management, and hysterectomy. We encountered a case involving a 54-year-old woman, postmenopausal for 9 years, who presented with a history of postmenopausal bleeding over the preceding 3 months. Imaging studies confirmed the presence of UAVM. Despite an attempted UAE, the procedure proved unsuccessful, leading to the decision to perform a hysterectomy with meticulous attention to minimizing blood loss. Notably, UAE may not consistently achieve favorable outcomes in addressing UAVM in postmenopausal women, thereby underscoring the consideration of hysterectomy as a safe alternative - treatment option without any excessive intraoperative bleeding.
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Journal of mid-life health is the official journal of the Indian Menopause society published Quarterly in January, April, July and October. It is peer reviewed, scientific journal of mid-life health and its problems. It includes all aspects of mid-life health, preventive as well as curative. The journal publishes on subjects such as gynecology, neurology, geriatrics, psychiatry, endocrinology, urology, andrology, psychology, healthy ageing, cardiovascular health, bone health, quality of life etc. as relevant of men and women in their midlife. The Journal provides a visible platform to the researchers as well as clinicians to publish their experiences in this area thereby helping in the promotion of mid-life health leading to healthy ageing, growing need due to increasing life expectancy. The Editorial team has maintained high standards and published original research papers, case reports and review articles from the best of the best contributors both national & international, consistently so that now, it has become a great tool in the hands of menopause practitioners.
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