This research is a descriptive study in which the researcher determines
the treatment and side effects of taking mefenamic acid in patients who
suffer from menorrhagia in Hamadan , in 1993 .
The total number of studied patients , using a pilot study , have been
determined 100 persons. In order to obtain the research goals , the amount
of menstruation bleeding of each patients during control and study cycles
were measured and then compared . The control cycle was without any
treatment, and the study cycle was with taking mefenamic acid for three
days (1500 mg/day).
The results suggest that , after taking mefenamic acid , the bleeding
reduction in the studied patients was at least 2% and up to 64% . The
average menstruation bleeding reduction after taking the drug was 37% .
The results showed that the most common side effect of taking was
vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Mefenamic acid is effective in reduction of this bleeding and it doesn’t
have any serious and constant complications .
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