Our path from abnormal uterine bleeding and iron deficiency to impaired fetal development: A long and winding road

Malcolm G Munro^{1

2}, Hilary O D Critchley^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, The University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² FIGO Committee on Menstrual Disorders and Related Health Impacts (MDRHI), London, UK.
³ Centre for Reproductive Health, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Editorial

Malcolm G Munro et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug:162 Suppl 2:3-6.

doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14942.

Malcolm G Munro^{1

2}, Hilary O D Critchley^{2

3}

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, The University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² FIGO Committee on Menstrual Disorders and Related Health Impacts (MDRHI), London, UK.
³ Centre for Reproductive Health, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: abnormal uterine bleeding; anemia; cognition; fetus; heavy menstrual bleeding; iron deficiency; neonate; physical function; pregnancy.

Comment on

The two FIGO systems for normal and abnormal uterine bleeding symptoms and classification of causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in the reproductive years: 2018 revisions.
Munro MG, Critchley HOD, Fraser IS; FIGO Menstrual Disorders Committee. Munro MG, et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018 Dec;143(3):393-408. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12666. Epub 2018 Oct 10. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018. PMID: 30198563

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