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Differential diagnosis for PV bleeding in pregnancy

Last revised by Dr Jeremy Jones ◉ on 20 Sep 2021

Citation, DOI & article data

Citation:

Stanislavsky, A., Jones, J. Differential diagnosis for PV bleeding in pregnancy. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 18 Aug 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13290

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13290

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/13290

rID:

13290

Article created:

24 Mar 2011 by Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky ◉

Revisions:

27 times by 9 users - see full revision history

System:

Obstetrics

Section:

Gamuts

Tag:

placenta

Synonyms:

Differential diagnosis for uterine bleeding in pregnancy
Causes of bleeding in pregnancy
Uterine bleeding in pregnancy
Bleeding during pregnancy
Differential diagnosis for haemorrhage 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.