P. J. Haynes

OBJECTIVE: We observed the effects on bone metabolism of the addition of different doses of oral norethisterone during treatment with the GnRH agonist nafarelin (Synarel, Syntex). PATIENTS: Ninety-four women with a subjective complaint of …

This symposium reviewed current knowledge about the treatment of menorrhagia or excessive menstrual bleeding. In the absence of an organic cause medical treatment is preferred over surgical treatment especially if the patient desires future…

Twenty-two women with unexplained heavy menstrual blood loss (average loss for two cycles of >80 ml) were treated with the prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor menfenamic acid during two consecutive menstruations. There was a significant redu…

Six patients with menorrhagia due to dysfunctional uterine bleeding and one patient with an intrauterine contraceptive device were treated with prostaglandin-synthetase inhibitors in an attempt to reduce their excessive menstrual blood-loss…