Menorrhagia is the medical term for menstrual periods in which bleeding is abnormally heavy or prolonged.

Some of the many conditions that can result in heavy menstrual bleeding include:

• Hormonal imbalance and/or lack of ovulation
• Uterine fibroids
• Polyps
• Endometriosis
• Adenomyosis
• Certain medications
• Thyroid disease
• Pregnancy complications
• Bleeding disorders
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Cancer

Some Possible Treatment Options Include Conservative options – Many times the abnormal uterine bleeding can be treated without surgery.

A. Medical – These include:

1. 1) Simple non-hormonal medication.
2. 2) Hormone therapy with oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy or an IUD
3. 3) Thyroid medication
4. 4) Anti-inflammatory medication

B. Conservative surgery – without removing the uterus.

• 1) Hysteroscopy with D&C
• 2) Fibroid resection or polyp removal
• 3) Endometrial ablation
• 4) Uterine balloon therapy

C. Removing the uterus is done very rarely. Hysterectomy is done by Laparoscopy at our hospital in 90% of cases.

The doctors at Swapna Healthcare are well experienced and equipped to take care. We have state of the art endoscopy center fully equipped.