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Abnormal uterine bleeding, menorrhagia

Australia, New Zealand

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Investigation of intermenstrual and postcoital bleeding [2007]

Canada

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
  • Gynaecological and obstetric management of women with inherited bleeding disorders [2005]
  • Guidelines for the Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding [2001]

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Guidelines on investigation of women with abnormal uterine bleeding under the age of 40 [2001]

International

• Cochrane Library
  • Surgery versus medical therapy for heavy menstrual bleeding [2009]
  • Progestogens versus oestrogens and progestogens for irregular uterine bleeding associated with anovulation [2009]
  • Progesterone/progestogen releasing intrauterine systems for heavy menstrual bleeding [2009]
  • Pre-operative endometrial thinning agents before endometrial destruction for heavy menstrual bleeding [2009]
  • Oral contraceptive pills for heavy menstrual bleeding [2009]
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding [2009]
  • Endometrial resection and ablation versus hysterectomy for heavy menstrual bleeding [2009]
  • Endometrial destruction techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding [2009]
  • Danazol for heavy menstrual bleeding [2009]
  • Cyclical progestogens for heavy menstrual bleeding [2009]
  • Antifibrinolytics for heavy menstrual bleeding [2009]

New Zealand

• New Zealand Guidelines Group
  • Guidelines for the Management of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding [1998]

United Kingdom

• Health Technology Assessment
  • The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of microwave and thermal balloon endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review and economic modelling [2004]
  • Evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding: comparison of three outpatient procedures within cohorts defined by age and menopausal status [2004]
  • A multicentre randomised controlled trial assessing the costs and benefits of using structured information and analysis of women’s preferences in the management of menorrhagia [2003]

• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
  • Services for the provision of intrauterine devices and the intrauterine system for contraception and the management of heavy menstrual bleeding [Collection of guidelines]
  • Endometrial ablation service [Collection of guidelines]
  • Heavy menstrual bleeding [2007]
  • Endometrial cryotherapy for menorrhagia [2006]
  • Photodynamic endometrial ablation [2004]
  • Menstrual bleeding - fluid-filled thermal balloon and microwave endometrial ablation [2004]
  • Impedance-controlled endometrial ablation for menstrual bleeding [2004]
  • IPG051 Free fluid thermal endometrial ablation [2004]
  • Microwave endometrial ablation [2003]
  • Balloon thermal endometrial ablation (using data from Cavaterm and Gynecare as specified by SERNIP) [2003]

United States of America

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Dilation and Curettage [2005]

• American College of Radiology
  • Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding [2006]

• CDC Birth Defects
  • Hereditary Blood Disorders: Bleeding and Clotting Disorders in Women [Collection of guidelines]

• Madigan Army Medical Center
  • Uterine Bleeding (Abnormal) Referral Guidelines [2006]

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Endometrial ablation. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [2007]
  • Chronic abnormal uterine bleeding in nongravid women. Kaiser Permanente-Southern California [2006]
  • Acute uterine bleeding unrelated to pregnancy. Kaiser Permanente-Southern California [2006]
  • Abnormal vaginal bleeding. American College of Radiology [2006]
  • Fluid-filled thermal balloon and microwave endometrial ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [2004]

Articles in journals

• American Family Physician
  • Endometrial Biopsy [2001]
  • Using Progestins in Clinical Practice [2000]

• British Medical Journal
  • Treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding [2003]
  • Management of menorrhagia: an audit of practices in the Anglia menorrhagia education study [2001]
  • Menorrhagia [2000]
  • Medical management of menorrhagia [1999]

• Canadian Family Physician
  • Endometrial biopsy [2007]
  • Approach to diagnosis and management of abnormal uterine bleeding [2007]

• Hematology
  • Bleeding Disorders in Premenopausal Women: (Another) Public Health Crisis for Hematology? [2006]

• Human Reproduction
  • Can we achieve international agreement on terminologies and definitions used to describe abnormalities of menstrual bleeding? [2007]
  • Endometrial destruction techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding: a Cochrane review [2002]

• Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
  • Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: A Management Algorithm [2006]

• Medical Journal of Australia
  • Update on treatment of menstrual disorders [2003]
  • The levonorgestrel intrauterine system: a simple and effective alternative for the management of menorrhagia? [2002]

• RadioGraphics
  • US of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding [2003]
  • Sonohysterographic Findings of Endometrial and Subendometrial Conditions [2002]

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