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Acta Biomedica Scientia

Volume 1, Issue 2, 2013
Mcmed International
Acta Biomedica Scientia
Issn
2348 - 215X (Print), 2348 - 2168 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
EFFICACY OF TRANEXAMIC ACID IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MENORRHAGIA
Author
Gowri Prashanthi C1*, Pavan kumar Popuri2, Padmini Valluri3
Email
shiny.star82001@gmail.com
keyword
menorrhagia, Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, PBACscore, tranexamic acid.
Abstract
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is most common cause for menorrhagia which can be treated medically in most of the times. Tranexamic acid is a best drug for treating menorrhagia. The aim of the present work was to study efficacy of tranexamic acid in the management of menorrhagia. This study was carried out with 100 cases from a total of 500 cases attended hospital with menorrhagia. The efficacy of tranexamic acid was studied by using pictogram PBAC score, and to know menstrual blood loss before and after treatment and thus analyzed whether drug is effective or not. The results of the present study concludes that Tranexamic acid is very much effective in reducing blood loss in DUB .Blood loss was reduced in 72% of patients and it reduced blood loss by 50% to 60%.
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