Menorrhagia: causes, diagnosis and treatment options.
This article examines the causes of menorrhagia and outlines approaches to diagnosis and treatment. It includes a description of the normal menstrual cycle and the clotting cascade. The research findings suggest that inherited bleeding disorders account for many cases of menorrhagia.
Gould
Dinah
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City University, London. d.gould@city.ac.uk
D004496:Education, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy