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background: the main cause of discontinuing the use of depomedroxy progesterone acetate (dmpa) is irregular bleeding. this study compared placebo with two kinds of combined oral contraceptive pills including low dose (ldocp) and high dose (hdocp) on control of abnormal uterine bleeding in dmpa users. methods: ninety dmpa users complaining of bleeding were studied in a triple blind randomized cl...

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...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of nonsurgical abnormal uterine bleeding treatments for bleeding control, quality of life (QOL), pain, sexual health, patient satisfaction, additional treatments needed, and adverse events. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Cochrane databases, and Clinicaltrials.gov were searched from inception to May 2012. We included randomized controlled trials of nonsurgical tre...

To reduce perioperative hemorrhage following heart-lung transplantation, several technical modifications were introduced in June 1988 to secure better posterior mediastinal hemostasis. The intraoperative and postoperative use of blood and blood products, as well as the chest tube drainage in the first 24 hours postoperatively, were compared in the seven patients operated on since June 1988 with...

statement of the problem subgingival irrigation with an antimicrobial agent after scaling and root planing (srp) is assumed to be able to kill the bacteria left behind after mechanical debridement. 3% h2o2 is used in the treatment of periodontal disease and it has been shown effective in killing anaerobic pathogens. purpose the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effects of subgingiv...

background: upper gastrointestinal (gi) bleeding remains a problem in critically ill-newborns. the use of h 2 blockers, by maintaining gastric ph ³ 4, reduces the risk of stress-ulceration and gastric hemorrhage. this study therefore, has evaluated the effects of short-term prophylactic‎ ranitidine in controlling gastric ph and prevention of gi bleeding in neonates.   methods: this randomized c...

conclusions although differences between the two products were very close to each other, they reported similar effects on joint bleeds. further clinical studies should be performed by incorporating a standardized measurement in comparative efficacy of apcc and rfviia. results the mean of bleeding reduction in apcc and rfviia were 71.2% with ci 95% (lower limit 86.8% and upper limit 82%) and 72....