Groats are used in soups and porridges: steel-cut oats is simply another name for sliced oat groats. Groats of many cereals are the basis of kasha, a porridge-like staple meal of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
Most often, abnormal uterine bleeding is caused by a hormone imbalance. When hormones are the cause, doctors call the problem dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) . DUB is more common in teenagers or in women who are approaching menopause.
1 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) â causes the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone, which regulates body metabolism and is essential for normal growth.  Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) â causes the adrenal glands to produce cortisol (stress hormone) and other hormones that enable the body to respond to stress. Too much cortisol will cause growth failure in a child.