Medical management of abnormal uterine bleeding in a tertiary care hospital - A cross-sectional study

Aims and Objectives: This study aims to study the patient characteristics and prescription pattern in the medical management of AUB and to assess the menstrual blood loss by pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBAC) and the association between different treatment groups with PBAC score. Materials...

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Published in:National journal of physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology pharmacy and pharmacology, 2022-01, Vol.12 (12), p.2050-2054
Main Authors: S, Kavya B, Rajarathna, Kavitha, Shivamurthy, Geetha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Age groups
Cross-sectional studies
Gynecology
Hospitals
Infertility
Medical treatment
Menstruation
Patients
Prescription drugs
Womens health
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Summary:Aims and Objectives: This study aims to study the patient characteristics and prescription pattern in the medical management of AUB and to assess the menstrual blood loss by pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBAC) and the association between different treatment groups with PBAC score. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at gynecology OPD, Vanivilas Hospital, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, from January 2019 to January 2020 with approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee, BMCRI, Bengaluru. [3] Medical management is the first line of treatment which includes combined oral contraceptives (COCs), progesterone, levonorgestrel intrauterine device system (LNG-IUS). tranexamic acid, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), ormeloxifene, and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs. MATERIALS AND METHODS It was a cross-sectional study conducted in the outpatient Department of Gynaecology, Vanivilas Hospital, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, for a period of 1 year from January 2019 to January 2020 with approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee, BMCRI, Bengaluru, No.
ISSN:2320-4672
2231-3206
DOI:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.04166202214042022