Question

A 35-year-old woman presents with heavy menstrual bleeding with no obvious pathology. According to NICE guidelines which treatment should be considered first-line for heavy menstrual bleeding in a woman who may wish to conceive in the future?

Accepted Answer

Tranexamic acid

Answer

Levonorgestrel intrauterine system

Answer

NSAIDs e.g. mefenamic acid

Answer

Endometrial ablation

Answer

Hysterectomy

Practice question

A 35-year-old woman presents with heavy menstrual bleeding with no obvious pathology. According to NICE guidelines which treatment should be considered first-line for heavy menstrual bleeding in a woman who may wish to conceive in the future?