Sunday, January 9, 2022

The mid life crisis in the life of a women. What can we do to help her?

A 45 year old lady presents with the chief complaint of irregular menses. She had amenorrohoea for the last three months but 10 days back the periods started with heavy menstrual bleeding and was still continuing. She had one living child aged 20 years. An abdominal ultrasound revealed no obvious abnormality that could explain the heavy menstrual bleeding. Her thyroid status was euthyroid. She has no history of any comorbid condition. What is the most likely diagnosis?    What treatment would you suggest for the patient?

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