Control of menorrhagia by the cyclo‐oxygenase inhibitors naproxen sodium and mefenamic acid
- 31 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 94 (6) , 554-558
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1987.tb03150.x
Abstract
Thirty‐five patients with menorrhagia were treated in a double‐blind crossover study with naproxen sodium and mefenamic acid after measurement of their blood loss during control menstrual cycles. Treatment with these compounds reduced the excessive bleeding by an average of 46 and 47% respectively. Drugs in the prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor group are considered to have an important place in the treatment of menorrhagia.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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