[The Dutch College of General Practitioners' practice guideline, "Vaginal bleeding"; reaction from a general practice perspective].

The most important changes in the first revised version of the Dutch College of General Practitioners' practice guideline 'Vaginal bleeding' are the passages about the progesterone-containing 'intra-uterine device' (IUD), the combination of progesterone and oestrogen by prescribing, for example, a sub-50-pill for the treatment of menorrhagia, and advising the patient to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound to determine the amount of build-up in the endometrium. Vacuum aspiration of the endometrium to establish the cause of menorrhagia is not mentioned. This first revised version can contribute to the quality of care in general practice.