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    Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

    Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding



    What Increases Your Risk

    Risk factors (things that increase your risk) for dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) include:

    • Your age. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is more common in teens, at the beginning of the reproductive years, and in perimenopausal women at the end of their reproductive years.
    • Your weight. Overweight women more commonly develop dysfunctional uterine bleeding.Reference 1

    Some women have dysfunctional uterine bleeding even though they have no risk factors.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference January 27, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Reference Femi Olatunbosun, MB, FRCSC - Obstetrics and Gynecology


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