A hemangioma of the cervix in childhood can be a harbinger of menorrhagia and infertility as an adult

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2014 Dec;27(6):e139-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.02.003. Epub 2014 Jul 30.

¹ Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
² Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
⁴ Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: coddington.charles@mayo.edu.

Abstract

Early diagnosis of uterine hemangiomas may direct management decisions improving long-term outcome in children, adolescents and adulthood.

Keywords: Hemangioma; Irregular uterine bleeding; Uterine vascular lesion; Vaginal bleeding.