OB/GYN

Question 1

Menorrhagia

Normal vs. abdnormal blood loss in ML

Answer 1

excessive cyclic uterine bleeding that occurs at regular intervals over several cycles, or prolonged bleeding that lasts for more than seven days.

Average menstrual blood loss has a range between 30-40 mL per cycle, and early population-based studies concluded that the upper limit of normal menstrual blood loss was between 60-80 mL.

Question 2

first-line treatment for abnormal (dysfunctional) uterine bleeding

Answer 2

Estrogen-progestin oral contraceptive pills

Question 3

Progesterin only pill

Answer 3

safe in lactating women, and can be used in women who smoke.