Oral Tranexamic Acid versus Combined Oral Contraceptives for Adolescent Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: A Pilot Study

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 254-257

  Srivaths, Lakshmi V ^a   Dietrich, Jennifer E ^a   Yee, Donald L ^a   Sangi Haghpeykar, Haleh ^a   Mahoney, Donald ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Heavy menstrual bleeding; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; TRANEXAMIC ACID; DRUG COMBINATION; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METRORRHAGIA; MOOD DISORDER; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; MENSTRUATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRANEXAMIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932195786     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.12.012     Document Type: Article

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