Archives of Medical Science

Abstract

3/2007 vol. 3

Case reportEpisodes of severe menorrhagia at menarche in a girl with von Willebrand disease

Arch Med Sci 2007; 3, 3: 281-283
Online publish date: 2007/10/01
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We describe a case of a 14-year-old girl with von Willebrand disease (vWD) and episodes of severe menorrhagia at menarche, necessitating hospitalization and requiring blood transfusions and administration of purified von Willebrand factor. Further episodes of menorrhagia were successfully prevented with the use of oral contraceptives and uterine bleeding at menses was regulated with the combination of nasal desmopressin and tranexamic acid per os.
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