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Menorrhagia - Coggle Diagram
Menorrhagia
Symptoms
Needing to use double sanitary protection.
Needing to wake up to change sanitary protection during the night.
Soaking through one or more sanitary pads every hour.
Bleeding for longer than a week.
Delayed postpartum hemorrhage
Passing blood clots
Symptoms of anemia
Causes
Infections
Use of some drugs
Bloody dyscrasia
Fibroids
Hypothyroidism
Malignancies
Hormone imbalance
Treatment
Tranexamic acid
Combined oral contraceptives
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen.
Oral progesterone
Iron supplements
The hormonal IUD (Minera)
Tests and diagnosis
Endometrial biopsy
Ultrasound scan
Pap test
Sonohysterogram
Blood tests
Hysteroscopy
Surgical treatment
Focused ultrasound ablation
Endometrial resection
Uterine artery embolization
Myomectomy
Dilation and Curettage (D&C
Pathophysiology
Uterine fibroids
Adenomyosis
Dysfunction of the ovaries
Polyps
Hormone imbalance
Nursing management
Treat underlying pathology
Conservative
Reassurance
Coping strategies
Definition
Menorrhagia is the excessive menstrual bleeding or duration of the menstrual period.