The effect of acetylsalicylic acid on menstrual blood loss in women with IUDs

Nieves Pedrón, Magdalena Lozano, Alfredo J. Gallegos
In: Contraception · 1987 · vol. 36(3) , pp. 295–303 · doi:10.1016/0010-7824(87)90099-0 · PMID:3677676 · W2143527406
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This study investigated acetylsalicylic acid's impact on menstrual blood loss for women using intrauterine devices.

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Fifty-three volunteer women using Copper T 220C IUDs, complaining of increased menstrual bleeding, received per os 1 g, three times a day, of acetylsalicylic acid, for 5 days, during their menstrual periods. Menstrual bleeding for each patient was measured at least once before treatment. Bleeding estimates were also performed from the second to the fifth treatment cycle. From the 53 women admitted to the study, only 13 subjects (24.7%) had pre-treatment menstrual bleeding of more than 80 ml; 40 subjects had less than 80 ml. The group with hypermenorrhea had slightly decreased (not significant) the amount of menstrual blood loss with acetylsalicylic acid intake. On the other hand, 67.1% of women with bleeding less than 80 ml observed a significant increase in menstrual blood loss.

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