- Anovulatory Bleeding (Metrorrhagia)
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Menorrhagia Management (Ovulatory Bleeding Management)
- Menstrual Cycle
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Causes
- Ovulatory Bleeding (Menorrhagia)
- Uterine Bleeding in Pregnancy
- First Trimester Bleeding
- Late Pregnancy Bleeding
- Endometrial Cancer Screening
- Oral Contraceptive-Related Uterine Bleeding Management
- Postmenopausal Bleeding
- Amenorrhea
- Lower GI Bleed
- Hematuria
- Correct Unopposed Estrogen
- Prevent Endometrial Hyperplasia
- Prevent Uncoordinated Sloughing
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Oral Contraceptive
- Switch to Levonorgestrel containing pill
- Avoid when Oral Contraceptive is contraindicated (e.g. Tobacco users over age 35 years)
- Limit Ethinyl Estradiol to no more than 35 mcg
- Lower Estrogen is not associated with bleeding
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Medroxyprogesterone acetate (Provera)
- Provera 10 mg oral daily for 10-14 days per month
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Norethindrone (Aygestin)
- Dose: 5 mg PO tid cycle days 15 to 25
- Micronized Progesterone (Prometrium)
- Dose: 200 mg PO qd for cycle days 12 to 25
- Levonorgetrel-Releasing IUD (Mirena)
- IUD containing 52 mg Levonorgestrel
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- Buchanan (2009) Am Fam Physician 80(10): 1075-88 [PubMed]
- Sweet (2012) Am Fam Physician 85(1): 35-43 [PubMed]