TREATMENT OF MENORRHAGIA/ OR ABNORMAL HEAVY PERVAGINAL BLEEDING A)General management:- 1)Rest 2)Adequate explanation and reassurance 3)Psychological support 4)Correction of anamie by iron or blood transfusion. B)Treatment according to cause:- if primary cause then hormone therapy ( progesteron ) and if responsive then continue for 3 cycles and if unresponsive then surgical treatment according to severity and priority of patient.
POLYMENORRHOEA:- Polymenorrhoea is a cyclic bleeding which is normal in amount but which occurs at too frequent intervals of less than 21 days. CAUSE:- 1)Upset pitutary ovarian relationship. 2)Ovarian hyperaemia as in PID or Ovarian endometrosis . POLYMENORRHAGIA:- Cyclic bleeding which is both too excessive and too frequent. CAUSE:-1)Pelvic infection 2)High pressure stress
METRORRHAGIA:- Irregular acyclic bleeding from the uterus is called metrorrhagia . CAUSES:-1)Endometrial polyp 2)Endometrial carcinoma 3)Cervical polyp 4)Cervical carcinoma 5)DUB(Dysfunctional uterine bleeding) MENOMETRORRHAGIA:- Bleeding is so excessive & irrigular that the menses(period) cannot be identified at all. CAUSES:-1)Malignant neoplasia 2)Ectopic pregnancy
OLIGOMENORRHOEA:- Menstrual bleeding occuring more than 35 days apart and which remains constant at the frequency is called oligomenorrhoea . CAUSE:-1)during adolescence 2) preceeding menopause 3)obesity 4)tubercular endometritis 5)hyperthyroidism 6)poly cystic ovarian disease HYPOMENORRHOEA:- Bleeding less in amount or short in duration or both. CAUSE:- cryptomenorrhoea,malnutrition etc.
DYSMENORRHOEA Painfull menstruation of sufficient magnitude which incapaciate day-to-day activities. TYPES:- 1)Primary:-Pain which is uterine origin and directly linked to menstruation but no visible pelvic pathology. 2)secondary:-Pain which is associated with uterine or pelvic pathology.
PRIMARY DYSMENORRHOEA CAUSE:-1)Hormonal imbalance 2)Uterine hyperactivity 3) Anxity and tenson 4)Increase vasopression level SYMPTOMS:-a)Pain(colicky in nature) b)vomiting c)nauseas d)sweating. SIGN:- i.patient looks anxious and pale. ii.physical examination reveals nothing. INVESTIGATION:-Not required but USG,hysteroscopy or laparoscopy can be done to exclude secondary cause.
TREATMENT:- Reassurance and counsealing . Bed rest and hot compression. Physical exercise. Analgesis and antispasmodic like Acetaaminophen , mefenamic acid,hyoscine butyl bromide,NSAID etc. Hormonal therapy:-Oral contraceptive(5 th -25 th day of cycle) for 3-6 cycles. Surgical treatment:-Only when pain is proven to true spasmodic and all medical treatment fail then- i )Dilatation of the cervix ii)Bilateral block of pelvic plexus
SECONDARY DYSMENORRHOEA CAUSE:- TREATMENT:-General management as primary and definite management according to cause. Fibroid Adenomyosis Endometriosis PID E.Congenital anamoly * Bicornuate uterus * Septate uterus P . IUCD