Management of hematometrocolpos due to dysfunctional uterine bleeding following progestin use: a case report

Management of hematometrocolpos due to dysfunctional uterine bleeding following progestin use: a case report

Hematometrocolpos is accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterine cavity due to intra-uterine hemorrhage. A 20-year-old female presented to our clinic with massive menorrhagia at menarche after progestin usage. Hematometrocolpos was detected by transabdominal ultrasonography. She was pale because of heavy bleeding for 5 days and hemoglobin level was measured as 5.1 g/dl. Initial treatment wa...

A Case Report of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Gastric Lipoma

Benign Gastric tumors are rare and generally account for less than 10% of all stomach tumors. Gastric lipoma is a rare tumor that constitutes approximately 3% of all benign tumors of the stomach and mainly is seen as a submucosal mass. Most gastric lipoma are asymptomatic and are found accidentally. Occasionally they can cause symptoms such as gastrointestinal bleeding, obstruction, abdominal p...

The management of dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

The Management of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Abnormal uterine bleeding is one of the most common reasons for women to seek for care. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding describes the spectrum of abnormal bleeding patterns in the abscence of a medical illness or pelvic pathology. It is responsible for about half of the women with abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive age (Ewenstein, 1996). It mainly presents as menorrhagia, hence, the term ...

A Study of Ormeloxifene in Case of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Background: Menorrhagia accounts for 12% of all gynaecology consultations and is one of the most common causes of iron deficiency anaemia in females after nutritional anaemia. Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and side effects of ormeloxifene in cases of dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Material and Methods: 30 women aged 28-46 years who attended the outpatient gynaecology department in a ter...