Menorrhagia

Menorrhagia: Introduction

Menorrhagia: Excessive menstrual bleeding. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Menorrhagia is available below.

Symptoms of Menorrhagia

• Excessive menstrual bleeding
• Heavy periods
• Anemia - see also symptoms of anemia
  • Pallor
  • Fatigue
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 7 symptoms of Menorrhagia

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Menorrhagia:

• Pregnancy -- Related Home Testing:
  • Home Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Early Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
  • Home Rhesus/RH Blood Type Tests
  • Home Fetal Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• more tests...»

Menorrhagia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Menorrhagia:

• Anemia - see also symptoms of anemia
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Menorrhagia

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Diagnostic Tests for Menorrhagia

• Endometrial biopsy
• Dilatation and curettage
• Blood hormone tests
• Hysteroscopy
• Pelvic ultrasound
• more tests...»

See full list of 7 diagnostic tests for Menorrhagia

Wrongly Diagnosed with Menorrhagia?

• Misdiagnosis of Menorrhagia
• Failure to diagnose Menorrhagia
• Hidden causes of Menorrhagia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Menorrhagia

Menorrhagia: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Menorrhagia: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Menorrhagia:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
• more product offers...»

Menorrhagia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Menorrhagia

Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common...read more »

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast rash with redness...read more »

Female athlete syndrome leads to undiagnosed osteoporosis: Younger women are not usually considered as candidates for diagnosis of osteoporosis. However, a pattern of three conditions can...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Menorrhagia

Menorrhagia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Menorrhagia

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Menorrhagia:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Menorrhagia, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Menorrhagia: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Menorrhagia

• Ovary conditions
• Anovulation - see also underlying causes of anovulation
• Endometriosis
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Endometritis
• more causes...»

See full list of 89 causes of Menorrhagia

More information about causes of Menorrhagia:

• Underlying causes of Menorrhagia
• Menorrhagia as a symptom

Treatments for Menorrhagia

• Treatment of the underlying cause
• Progestogen
• Combined oral contraceptive pill
• Antiprostaglandin drugs
• Endometrial ablation
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for Menorrhagia

Latest Treatments for Menorrhagia

• Intravenous estrogen
• Curettage
• Hysterectomy
• Hormonal therapy
• Dilation and curettage
• more treatments...»

See full list of 16 latest treatments for Menorrhagia

News Archives for Menorrhagia

Medical news articles related to Menorrhagia include:

• Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder
• Grapefruit-Heavy Diet Helped Spur Dangerous Clot
• Heavy Traffic Can Be Heartbreaking
• Health Tip: Talking With Your Daughter About Menstruation
• New Test Identifies Heavy Drinkers
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

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Patient Surveys for Menorrhagia

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• Survey about the symptoms of your Menorrhagia
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Reseach about Menorrhagia

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Clinical Trials for Menorrhagia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Menorrhagia include:

• Evaluation of Modified Treatment Regimens for Treatment of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Using the HerOption System - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Emmy Trial: Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE) Versus Hysterectomy for Uterine Fibroids - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Treatment and Management of Women With Bleeding Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Tranexamic Acid,Desmopressin Acetate
• Safety Study of XP12B in Women With Menorrhagia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - XP12B
• Comparison of Two Hysteroscopy Approaches - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 24 Clinical Trials for Menorrhagia

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Definitions of Menorrhagia:

Excessive menstrual flow. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged - (Source - WordNet 2.1)