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Menorrhagia. F.S. 42yr Female HPC Menorrhagia with clots Cycle 5 / 31 Mild dysmenorrhoea O/E Non-bulky uterus Cervix nad. Heavy Cyclical Menstrual Blood Loss. Symptoms Suggestive of Other Pathology: Intermenstrual bleeding Postcoital Bleeding Dyspareunia Pelvic Pain
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Menorrhagia F.S. 42yr Female HPC • Menorrhagia with clots • Cycle 5/31 • Mild dysmenorrhoea O/E • Non-bulky uterus • Cervix nad
Heavy Cyclical Menstrual Blood Loss • Symptoms Suggestive of Other Pathology: • Intermenstrual bleeding • Postcoital Bleeding • Dyspareunia • Pelvic Pain • Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer • Tamoxifen • Unopposed Oestrogen Tx • PCOS • Obesity Hx: • Exam: • Abdo. • Bi-manual VE • Swab, +/- smear Normal or Bulky Uterus <10wks Uterus >10 weeks,Pelvic Mass,Tenderness FBC Triple swab Inv.: Tx in 1ry Care Consider Referral
F.S. 42yr Female HPC • Menorrhagia with clots • Cycle 5/31 • mild dysmenorrhea • No I/M or Post-coital Bleeding • No Dyspareunia,Pelvic Pain PMH • Hypothyroidism on thyroxine • Cervical smear -Ve O/E • not obese • Non-bulky uterus
Hb N’l & Patient Does NOT want Tx Hb Low or Patient Requests Tx Reassurance Patient does Not require Contraception Patient requires Contraception Tranexamic acid 1g tds &/or Mefenamic acid 500mg tds starting on the 1st day of period for heaviest days of flow Mirena Coil Long-acting Progestogens Combined OCP No control flow after 3/12 No control flow after 3/12 or side effects Add Mefenamic acid No control flow after 6/12 No control flow after 3/12 referral Referral referral
Inv. Hb n’l TFT’s n’l Triple swab –Ve Mx. 12/3/01 -tranexamic acid 25/4/01 unable to tolerate,still menorrhagia -Fbc -U.S. Pelvis -COCP Microgynon 30 26/4/01 anaemia -oral FeSO4 15/5/01 U.S. Nad menorrhagia -referral BWH for pipelle BWH pipelle nad Dx. Func. Uterine Bleeding 20/7/01 -talked about Dx. And Mirena -COCP Loestrin 30 -Fbc 27/9/01 Hb 12 Fe studies 5/10/01 FE studies n’l -off oral FeSO4 Reg check TFT’s always n’l or slightly low with dose change thyroxine 2/7/04 menorrhagia repeat protocol W/U Nad talked about Mirena 19/7/04 Mirena fitted d/w patient pros/cons No Further Consults re This Issue to-date