The medical management of menorrhagia.
Menorrhagia is a common problem which may result in chronic anaemia and cause considerable social embarrassment. Various medical treatments are available to reduce excessive blood loss, thus lessening the effects of this benign yet debilitating condition. In this article these drugs and their potential beneficial effects are reviewed.
Higham
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Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Free Hospital, London.
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003613:Danazol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011372:Progestins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D011372:Progestins; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D003613:Danazol