Tranexamic acid (Transamin), Cyklokapron, Exacyl, Cyklo-f) is a synthetic lysine derivative that exerts its antifibrinolytic effect by reversibly blocking lysine binding sites on plasminogen and thus preventing fibrin degradation. In a number of small clinical studies in women with idiopathic
Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of elagolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist, with hormonal add-back therapy for up to 12 months in women with heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine leiomyomas.
Menorrhagia or heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is an excessive blood loss that impairs a woman's quality of life, either physical, emotional, social or material. It is benign and not associated with pregnancy or any other gynaecological or systemic disease. Medical treatments used to BACKGROUND
Recent studies have shown that a single dose of 1.5 mg levonorgestrel is an effective and safe emergency contraceptive but detailed information on its menstrual side effects is lacking. This study assessed the vaginal bleeding patterns in healthy women who used the medication for
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Most studies on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding contraceptives have been conducted in rural areas and urban slums. In this study, a mixed urban population was surveyed.
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Two thousand parous women from different social and educational backgrounds residing in the
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Uterine fibroids cause heavy and prolonged bleeding, pain, pressure symptoms and subfertility but are mostly benign. The traditional method of treatment has been surgery as long term medical therapies have not shown to be effective. Uterine artery embolization (UAE - complete occlusion of
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We evaluated the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and safety of sunitinib plus capecitabine/cisplatin (XP) or capecitabine/oxaliplatin (XELOX) in Korean patients with advanced gastric cancer (GC).
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Sunitinib (37.5 or 25 mg/day) was administered on a 2-week-on/1-week-off schedule with
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To evaluate outpatient versus daycase Thermachoice III endometrial ablation.
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Randomized, controlled trial.
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Large United Kingdom teaching hospital.
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Seventy-three women with menorrhagia.
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In the outpatient cohort (n = 39), women took ibuprofen 800 mg the
A 24 year-old female was admitted because of hypermenorrhea and petechiae. The peripheral blood tests on admission were consistent with acute promyelocytic leukemia complicated with DIC. BHAC-DMP therapy was started along with platelet transfusions and heparin administration. On the day 9 of
Emergency contraception was introduced in Nigeria over two decades ago, but few women have used this method even in emergency situations because of the side effects. To find an acceptable levonorgestrel regimen for emergency contraception in our community, the two-dose regimen 0.75-mg levonorgestrel
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To examine the frequencies of reported symptoms by oral contraceptive pill (OCP) composition among French women.
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A population-based cohort of 2,863 women studied between 2000 and 2004 was used to compare the frequency of reported symptoms (weight gain, nausea, breast tenderness,