A case of unusual course of adolescent menorrhagia: decidual cast as a side effect of treatment
| Autor: | E. Wozniakowska, Tomasz Paszkowski, Kamil Torres, Ewa Baszak-Radomańska, Anna Torres, Grzegorz Staśkiewicz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Decidual cast Side effect Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Population Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Choristoma Contraceptives Oral Hormonal Decidua Medicine Humans Pharmacologic therapy education Menorrhagia Gynecology Uterine Diseases education.field_of_study Progestogen business.industry Obstetrics Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Medicine Family planning Pill Female medicine.symptom Progestins business |
| Zdroj: | Fertility and sterility. 92(5) |
| ISSN: | 1556-5653 |
| Popis: | Objective To present an unusual side effect of therapy for adolescent menorrhagia, with commentary on management options. Design Case report. Setting Tertiary gynecologic center. Patient(s) A 13-year-old girl presenting with profuse uterine bleeding. Intervention(s) Dysfunctional uterine bleeding was diagnosed, and pharmacologic therapy with a monophasic oral contraceptive (OC) pill was introduced. Main Outcome Measure(s) A large decidual cast occurred during treatment. Result(s) After finishing therapy with OC followed by three cycles of cyclic progestogen, the patient experienced regular menses. Conclusion(s) A large decidual cast may occur during treatment of adolescent menorrhagia with OCs; patients should be informed about this possibility, to reduce stress connected with the appearance of this side effect. |
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