Malcolm G. Munro

ORCID: 0000-0003-2998-6961 · 36 papers in corpus
other 2018
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics ·doi:10.1002/ijgo.12666

BACKGROUND: The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) systems for nomenclature of symptoms of normal and abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in the reproductive years (FIGO AUB System 1) and for classification of causes o…

review 2014
Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1097/grf.0000000000000010

Hysterectomy remains one the most common procedures performed in North America. Because of a better understanding of a wide array of disease states and with emerging, more focused minimally invasive treatment options, a relative decline has…

guideline 2013
The Permanente journal ·doi:10.7812/tpp/13-018

Acute uterine bleeding unrelated to pregnancy has been defined as bleeding "sufficient in volume as to, in the opinion of the treating clinician, require urgent or emergent intervention." The Southern California Permanente Medical Group upd…

review 2012
Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders ·doi:10.1007/s11154-012-9220-x

There exists a spectrum of potential causes of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in nonpregnant reproductive-aged women. In some instances the abnormal bleeding may emanate from definable pathologic entities in the endometrial cavity such as …

other 2012
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2012.01.046

In November 2010, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics formally accepted a new classification system for causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in the reproductive years. The system, based on the acronym PALM-COEIN (polyps…

other 2011
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.11.011

There is general inconsistency in the nomenclature used to describe abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), in addition to a plethora of potential causes-several of which may coexist in a given individual. It seems clear that the development of co…

other 2011
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.079

At this juncture, clinical management, education for medical providers, and the design and interpretation of clinical trials have been hampered by the absence of a consensus system for nomenclature for the description of symptoms as well as…

other 2011
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.01.001

Malcolm G. Munro, MD, FRCS(c), FACOG Hilary O.D. Critchley, BSc (Hons), MB ChB (Hons), MD, FRCOG, FRANZCOG, FFSRH, FMedSci Ian S. Fraser, AO, MD, BSc (Hons), FRANZCOG, CREI, FRCOG, FFFP (Hon), DUa Ian Fraser is a Professor of Reproductive M…

rct 2008
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health ·doi:10.1016/j.whi.2008.07.002

PURPOSE: In this study, we sought to 1) describe elements of the financial and quality-of-life burden of dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) from the perspective of women who agreed to obtain surgical treatment; 2) explore associations bet…

guideline 2002
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)04216-4

OBJECTIVE: To develop recommendations for the medical and surgical care of women who present with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and are likely to have endometriosis as the underlying cause. DESIGN: An expert panel comprised of practicing gynec…

review 1999
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(99)80004-8