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Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding - What Increases Your Risk

Factors that increase your risk of developing 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.1

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

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For more information about medical factors that can increase a woman's risk of vaginal bleeding problems, such as disease, infection, or pregnancy complications, see the topic Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding.

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Last Updated: February 12, 2008
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