News tagged with menstrual bleeding


Researchers offer new insight into effectiveness of procedure to stop heavy menstrual bleeding

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts estimate that 20 percent of women experience excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding at some time during their lives, particularly as they approach menopause. A new, less invasive procedure called global endometrial ...





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Bleeding disorders going undiagnosed; new guidelines to help

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly one percent of the population suffers from bleeding disorders, yet many women don't know they have one because doctors aren't looking for the condition, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.


New device could more effectively alleviate menstrual cramp pain

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While most women experience minor pain during menstruation, for others, the pain can be severe enough to interfere with everyday activities and require medication. New research to be presented at the 2009 American Association ...


What are the risk factors for rebleeding after negative angiography?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Acute non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding accounts for approximately 20% of emergency room visits and 5% of admissions. Although endoscopy has been used as a first-line treatment option in patients with gastrointestinal ...


Minimally invasive fibroid treatment fares well in multicenter trial

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 26, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new multicenter trial found that uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a good alternative to hysterectomy in women with symptomatic fibroids. The findings of the Embolisation versus Hysterectomy (EMMY) Trial appear in the ...


Oral contraceptives may benefit women with asthma

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research shows that during natural menstrual cycles, women with asthma who were not taking oral contraceptives (OC) had lower exhaled nitric oxide levels (eNO), a marker of airway inflammation associated with asthma, ...


Acupuncture may hold promise for women with hormone disorder

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 03, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Getting pregnant with her first child was difficult, but when Rebecca Killmeyer of Charlottesville, Va. experienced a miscarriage during her second pregnancy, she wasn't sure if she would ever have another baby. When she ...


Menopause transition may cause trouble learning

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The largest study of its kind to date shows that women may not be able to learn as well shortly before menopause compared to other stages in life. The research is published in the May 26, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the me ...


For women with PCOS, acupuncture and exercise may bring relief, reduce risks

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise and electro-acupuncture treatments can reduce sympathetic nerve activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a new study. The finding is important because women with PCOS often have elevated ...


New tool calculates risk of bleeding in heart attack patients

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With eight basic medical facts in hand, doctors can now estimate the risk of bleeding for a patient having a heart attack. Using clinical variables, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Duke ...


Unnatural selection: Birth control pills may alter choice of partners

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 21

There is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives is interfering with a woman's ability to choose, ...



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