Clinically Speaking: Talking to Patients About Uterine Fibroids
This guide can help healthcare providers communicate better with patients about their uterine fibroid diagnosis and treatment options
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Heavy menstrual bleeding, also called menorrhagia, is when periods are abnormally heavy or last for a longer than average amount of time.
This guide can help healthcare providers communicate better with patients about their uterine fibroid diagnosis and treatment options
Esta guía puede ser útil para qué médicos se comuniquen de mejor forma con sus pacientes en lo que se refiere a diagnósticos de fibromas uterinos y opciones de tratamiento
If you’re unsure how to talk to your healthcare provider about your period, these questions can help guide you
If your monthly periods are heavy or prolonged or both, you may suffer from menorrhagia, the medical term for heavy menstrual bleeding. If so, seek treatment from your health care professional.
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Heavy uterine bleeding is one of the most common gynecological complaints.
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Heavy uterine bleeding may disrupt a woman’s everyday life, but losing so much blood can also cause this potentially serious condition.
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