Treatment of menorrhagia with tranexamic acid. A double-blind trial.
In a double-blind trial tranexamic acid (Cyclokapron) 1 g. four times a day for the first four days of menstruation, significantly decreased menstrual blood loss in women with menorrhagia for which no organic cause had been found. No difference in side-effects was noted between the active and placebo treatment.
D000328:Adult; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008598:Menstruation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010919:Placebos
D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D010919:Placebos