Uterine bleeding is any bleeding from the genital tract that is not menstruation. There may be such bleeding at any age, but there are many reasons for it. First of all, these are hormonal changes and pathologies: the period of puberty, menopause, menstrual irregularities, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and so on.
During the reception of hormonal contraceptives, breakthrough uterine bleeding is possible. In other cases, bleeding may be a consequence of tumors in the genitals, and also associated with problems during pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy, threatening miscarriage).
First aid in uterine hemorrhage
First of all, it should be noted that a specialist must stop bleeding in the uterus: stop the bleeding, identify the cause and prescribe the treatment. But since bleeding usually finds a woman away from the doctor, often at night, you need to know what to do in this case and how you can stop the uterine bleeding at home.
For such cases, it is necessary to keep medications stopping the uterine bleeding in the medicine cabinet. Such tablets include Tranexam , Dicinon.
After taking the medicine, it is necessary to take a horizontal position, put a pillow under your feet, and an ice pack on your stomach. Gaskets should be replaced with tissue liners so that the doctor can correctly estimate the volume of blood loss and the nature of the discharge.
If the bleeding is not very strong and is not accompanied by weakness, fever, severe pain, you can safely wait for the doctor, especially if the discharge caught the woman at night.
But profuse blood loss with pain can not wait. In cases of severe uterine bleeding, call for emergency care and wait for an ambulance in a lying position.
If the bleeding started during pregnancy, you must immediately go to the hospital, taking with them an exchange card.
Even if after the administration of hemostatic discharge stopped, do not leave them without attention. Conditions such as ectopic pregnancy, uterine cancer can manifest in this way, and with such diseases do not joke. Do not overstress the examination and do not self-medicate - entrust your health to a professional.