Menorrhagia

Current Care Summary
Working group appointed by the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim and the Finnish Gynaecological Association
3.5.2018

Current Care Guideline «Runsaat kuukautisvuodot»1 and Summary «Runsaat kuukautisvuodot»2 in Finnish

The updated Finnish Current Care guideline states, that diagnosis of menorrhagia is based on an evaluation of the bleeding volume and its harm to the patient. The appropriate treatment of menorrhagia improves patients’ quality of life. Anaemia should be immediately treated. Medical treatment, including an intrauterine system (IUS), tranexamic acid, NSAIDs or contraceptive pills, should usuallyý be tried before surgical treatment.

The updated Finnish Current Care guideline states, that diagnosis of menorrhagia is based on an evaluation of the bleeding volume and its harm to the patient. The appropriate treatment of menorrhagia improves patients’ quality of life. Anaemia should be immediately treated. Medical treatment, including an intrauterine system (IUS), tranexamic acid, NSAIDs or contraceptive pills, should usuallyý be tried before surgical treatment.

Riikka Aaltonen (Chair)

Heidi Alenius

Tuire Saloranta

Jorma Komulainen

Kaisa Randell

Hanna Savolainen-Peltonen

Piia Vuorela