Metropathia haemorrhagica
Introduction


**Metropathia haemorrhagica**, also known as **metropathia haemorrhagica cystica**, is a [menstrual disorder](/wiki/Menstrual_disorder "Menstrual disorder") which is defined as a specialized type of [anovulatory](/wiki/Anovulatory "Anovulatory") [dysfunctional uterine bleeding](/wiki/Dysfunctional_uterine_bleeding "Dysfunctional uterine bleeding") associated with [endometrial hyperplasia](/wiki/Endometrial_hyperplasia "Endometrial hyperplasia") and [intermenstrual bleeding](/wiki/Intermenstrual_bleeding "Intermenstrual bleeding"). The condition was defined by 1930\. It has been agreed that the term "metropathia haemorrhagica" should be discarded along with many other older terms for menstrual disorders. Due to diffuse polyposis


How does the definition of metropathia haemorrhagica relate to modern menstrual disorder classifications?