Publication date: Dec 11, 2024
To determine practice patterns in the diagnosis and management of nongestational abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in women in reproductive years during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic in Brazil. A web-based survey was conducted to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and management of women with AUB. Survey elements included treatment location, the use of ultrasonography, laboratory evaluation for iron deficiency and some hormone determinations, and endometrial evaluation by histopathology, as well as the practice of hysteroscopy, hysterectomy and medical therapy including the placement of the 52 mg levonorgestrel-intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). The survey was completed electronically at scientific meetings or sent by e-mail to Brazil-based OBGYNs between April and September 2021 during the COVID-19 quarantine. Fully completed questionnaires were received from 541 physicians aged (mean +/- SD) 46. 6 +/- 12. 5 years. Whereas the overall number of AUB-related visits decreased (p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| 52mg | abnormal uterine bleeding |
| Brazil | COVID-19 pandemic |
| Endometrial | heavy menstrual bleeding |
| Scientific | LNG-IUS |
| Women | telehealth |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | MESH | uterine bleeding |
| disease | MESH | iron deficiency |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Levonorgestrel |
| disease | MESH | heavy menstrual bleeding |