Differential diagnosis for PV bleeding in pregnancy
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Stanislavsky A, Jones J, Hacking C, et al. Differential diagnosis for PV bleeding in pregnancy. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 11 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13290
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24 Mar 2011,
Alexandra Stanislavsky ◉
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- Causes of bleeding in pregnancy
- Uterine bleeding in pregnancy
- Bleeding during pregnancy
- Differential diagnosis for haemorrhage in pregnancy
- Differential diagnosis for uterine bleeding in pregnancy
Per vaginal (PV) bleeding during pregnancy is a common clinical presentation that often necessitates obstetric ultrasound for the assessment of the hemorrhage, and of fetal well being.
The potential causes vary with the stage of gestation.
Bleeding in the first trimester
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miscarriage
- threatened miscarriage: with or without identifiable subchorionic hemorrhage
- missed miscarriage
- incomplete miscarriage
- subchorionic hemorrhage
- retained products of conception
- ectopic pregnancy
- gestational trophoblastic disease
- demise of a twin
- implantation bleeding
Bleeding in second and third trimesters
See also
References
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