Menorrhagia due to myometrial hypertrophy: treatment with tamoxifen.
A unique case is presented of a 23-year-old nulliparous woman with severe menorrhagia, a grossly enlarged uterus, and pure myometrial hypertrophy, confirmed by full-thickness biopsy. Her condition eventually responded to continuous oral therapy with the antiestrogen tamoxifen, and the uterus returned to normal size after nine months of treatment.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013629:Tamoxifen