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Q. What is Severe Acute Bleeding?About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board
A. Severe acute bleeding occurs when uterine bleeding is heavy enough to require changing tampons or pads more than once per hour. Severe acute bleeding can cause a sudden drop in blood pressure, as well as a dangerous drop in blood volume. Severe acute bleeding occurs most often in adolescents who have a disorder, such as von Willebrand disease, that prevents blood from clotting; adult women who have submucous fibroids; and in adults using anticoagulant medications.
Source:
John W Ely, MD; Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: A Management Algorithm; Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine; November December 2006, Vol. 19 No. 6. Updated: November 16, 2007 |
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