Infomedica, No 142 (2007)

COMPLEX APPROACH OF MENORRHAGIA - FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

Radu Vladareanu, Mihai Ciorascu, Minodora Onisai, Rodica Tudosa, Mona Zvanca, Ana-Maria Vladareanu

Abstract


Abstract
Menorrhagia affects 9 to 14% of healthy women and may indicate a gynecological problem, an endocrine dysfunction, a hematological disease or a neoplastic disorder. The most frequent cause of menorrhagia is a dysfunction of the hypothalamus-hypophysis-ovarian/uterin axis, but menorrhagia is associated with a number of non-endocrine conditions. The treatment of menorrhagia may be medical or surgical and is generally symptomatic and non-specific, but usually efficient. The type of treatment depends on the woman’s desire to have children and the moment to do so, on the severity and the period of the time in which the anemia occurred, and the other associated pathology.

Key words: menorrhagia, endocrine dysfunction, medical treatment, NSAIDs, oral contraceptives, recombinant factor VIIa, surgical treatment


Rezumat
Menoragia afecteazã 9-14% din femeile sãnãtoase si poate semnaliza o afectiune ginecologicã, o afectiune endocrinã, o afectiune hematologicã sau o neoplazie în sfera ginecologicã. Cel mai frecvent menoragia se datoreazã unei functionãri anormale a axului hipotalamo-hipofizoovarian si uterin dar se poate asocia si cu o multitudine de conditii care nu sunt de naturã endocrinã. Tratamentul poate fi medical si chirurgical si este în general nespecific si simptomatic, dar eficient în cele mai multe cazuri. Alegerea modalitãtii terapeutice depinde în primul rând de dorinta femeii de a procreea si de momentul în care doreste sã o facã, de severitatea si cronicitatea sângerãrii si de alte afectiuni asociate cu aceasta.

Cuvinte cheie: menoragie, disfunctie endocrinã, tratament medical, AINS, contraceptive orale, factor VIIa recombinant, tratament chirurgical.

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