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Menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding)
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Age from 12 years onwards

This CKS topic covers the medical management of menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding).

This CKS topic is based on the clinical guideline Heavy menstrual bleeding, developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health and published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) [National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health, 2007]. Detailed information about contraceptives that are recommended for the treatment of menorrhagia is available in the CKS topic on Contraception.

This CKS topic does not cover the management of intermenstrual or irregular bleeding, postcoital bleeding, postmenopausal bleeding, or menopausal symptoms.

There are separate CKS topics on Amenorrhoea, Anaemia - iron deficiency, Dysmenorrhoea, Endometriosis, Infertility, and Menopause; there is also a referral guideline, published by NICE, for Gynaecological cancer - suspected.

The target audience for this CKS topic is healthcare professionals working within the NHS in England, and providing first contact or primary health care. Patient information from NHS Choices is intended to be printed and given to people with this condition or their carers.

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