Menorrhagia, defined clinically as menstrual blood loss in excess of 80 ml per cycle, is a common gynaecological complaint that presents both to primary and secondary care. The aim of this review of the literature is to discuss current opinion in the investigation and management of menorrhagia. As menorrhagia is a subjective condition that is difficult and impractical to assess objectively, thi...

background intrauterine device (iud) is a safe and efficient method for preventing pregnancy favored by many women. menorrhagia is the most common complication of using copper iud. we aimed to compare the effect of tranexamic acid and mefenamic acid on the reduction of copper iud-induced menorrhagia. methods in this randomized controlled trial, 84 women who were using iud (tcu-380) with complai...

BACKGROUND/AIM Any organs functioning directly depends on vascularization. It applies also to the uterus and ovary which go through changes of vascularization during a menstruation cycle. The aim of this investigation was to determine differences in intrauterine and ovarian stromal arterioral blood flow on basal ultrasound examination (day 2-4) between spontaneous ovulatory and anovulatory cycl...

lamotrigine is an antiepileptic drug used as a treatment for partial and generalised seizures as well as for bipolar disorder type i. till date, very few cases of lamotrigine overdose have been reported. the spectra of clinical effects of lamotrigine in acute overdose are not well established. in severe cases of poisoning, serious effects such as coma, respiratory depression, recurrent seizures...

BACKGROUND This cross-sectional study was undertaken to evaluate the factors that relate to menstrual status (oligo-amenorrhoea versus eumenorrhoea) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS A total of 234 women with clinical and biochemical features suggestive of PCOS underwent metabolic and hormonal evaluation. A forward stepwise logistic regression model was created based on the results...

Uterine bleedings are quite common in obstetric practice. Excessive menstrual flow or undue prolongation of the period of bleeding is known as menorrhagia. The patient is free from bleeding during the intermenstrual periods. Pure menorrhagia is an important symptom of many well defined conditions and should not be confused with the conditions giving rise to irregular bleeding. Metrorrhagia is a...

the following cases of menorrhagia, and which proved to have very beneficial results :? Case No. 1.?Mrs. C., ?et. 34 years, married 12 years, has had two children, aged 7 and 4 years respectively. She was quite regular in her menstruation till her second pregnancy, and ever since she has weaned her second child (3^ years ago) she has suffered from very severe menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea. In Ap...