Menorrhagia: causes, diagnosis and treatment options
Dinah Gould Professor in applied health, City University, London
This article examines the causes of menorrhagia and outlines approaches to diagnosis and treatment. It includes a description of the normal menstrual cycle and the clotting cascade. The research findings suggest that inherited bleeding disorders account for many cases of menorrhagia.
Nursing Standard.
21, 24, 44-54.
doi: 10.7748/ns2007.02.21.24.44.c4523
Correspondence
d.gould@city.ac.uk
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