OBJECTIVE The prevalence of bleeding disorders, notably von Willebrand disease (vWD), among adult women with objectively documented menorrhagia is consistently reported to be 10% to 20% and is even higher in adolescents presenting with menorrhagia. OPTIONS Diagnostic tools and specific medical and, where appropriate, surgical alternatives to management are reviewed and evidence-based recommen...

Objectives: To investigate the clinical effects of transcervical interstitial microwave irradiation of adenomyotic tissues as an alternative to hysterectomy. Methods: Thirty-three patients who were candidates for hysterectomy for the treatment of adenomyosis associated with menorrhagia were treated by interstitial microwave irradiation using a specifically developed transabdominal ultrasound pr...

To investigate the improvement of dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia after wedge-shaped resection of uterus. The clinical data of 15 patients who experienced wedge-shaped resection of uterus for adenomyosis were retrospectively analyzed from September 2012 to October 2013. We use the amount of the completed soaked napkins to measure the menstrual blood volume, and the visual analog scale to evaluate ...

Background: Puberty menorrohagia is real trouble among adolescent girls mostly due to problem in hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. The objective of the study was evaluation causes puberty menorrhagia tertiary care hospital.Methods: Present evaluates 60 age group 11-19 years attending Gynaecology OPD/IPD with excessive Menstrual bleeding who conform Inclusion criteria were recruited for depar...

BACKGROUND Submucous myomas may be associated with menorrhagia, infertility and dysmenorrhea. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the long term effects of submucousal myoma resection on menorrhagia and infertility; also to detect whether the type, size, and location of myoma affect the surgical success. MATERIALS AND METHODS Totally 98 women referred to hysteroscopy for symptom...

Menorrhagia is defined as excessive uterine bleeding occurring at regular intervals or prolonged uterine bleeding lasting more than seven days. The classic definition of menorrhagia (i.e., greater than 80 mL of blood loss per cycle) is rarely used clinically. Women describe the loss or reduction of daily activities as more important than the actual volume of bleeding. Routine testing of all wom...

background: submucous myomas may be associated with menorrhagia, infertility and dysmenorrhea. objective: the aim of this study was to determine the long term effects of submucousal myoma resection on menorrhagia and infertility; also to detect whether the type, size, and location of myoma affect the surgical success. materials and methods: .totally 98 women referred to hysteroscopy for symptom...

OBJECTIVES To estimate society's expenses and benefits of hysteroscopic endometrial ablation and vaginal hysterectomy for the treatment of women with menorrhagia. METHODS Between June 1992 and July 1993, 40 women with menorrhagia underwent vaginal hysterectomy by five surgeons in one hospital. These patients were compared retrospectively with the first 40 patients having had endometrial ablat...

BACKGROUND Aplastic anemia (AA) complicated by menorrhagia is treated with transfusion and hormonal therapy. When bleeding is life-threatening, balloon endometrial ablation can safely be used to treat menorrhagia in selected patients. CASE A 56-year-old postmenopausal woman was diagnosed with AA after several weeks of menorrhagia and pancytopenia. She became heavily alloimmunized after extens...