breakthrough bleeding
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breakthrough bleeding
Gynecology A term applied to various gynecologic “bleeds,” usually refers to mid-cycle bleeding in OC users, and is attributed to insufficient estrogens; the term is not applied to abnormal bleeding in OC usersMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
breakthrough bleeding
Menstrual bleeding occurring in the course of hormone treatment to suppress the menstrual cycle.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005