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Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets, used in the management of menorrhagia and haemorrhage. An antifibrinolytic that stops clots being broken down early.
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Menorrhagia
Menorrhagia, now commonly called heavy menstrual bleeding, means menstrual blood loss that interferes with daily life or health. It can cause iron deficiency, fatigue and breathlessness and may reflect a uterine, hormonal or bleeding disorder.
Key points
- The impact and change from a person’s usual bleeding matter more than trying to measure an exact volume.
- Pregnancy-related bleeding, fibroids, adenomyosis, thyroid disease, medicines and clotting disorders require different assessment.
- Non-hormonal and hormonal treatments reduce bleeding in different ways and are not suitable for every cause.
A bleeding-treatment listing cannot identify the cause or exclude pregnancy; pattern, examination, blood tests and sometimes imaging guide care.
What does assessment look for?
A clinician asks about cycle pattern, flooding, clots, pain, bleeding between periods and medicines. Pregnancy testing, a blood count and iron studies may be relevant. Examination or ultrasound can assess structural causes; bleeding since the first periods may suggest a clotting disorder.
How can bleeding be reduced?
Tranexamic acid reduces clot breakdown and is one non-hormonal option, but clotting history and urinary bleeding matter. Hormonal methods or a procedure may suit other causes and fertility goals. See women’s health for related context.
When to seek urgent care
Seek urgent help for bleeding that soaks through protection repeatedly, fainting, chest pain, severe breathlessness, a racing heartbeat, severe pelvic pain, or heavy bleeding during possible pregnancy.