DUB. Excessive, frequent and irregular menstruation
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: control group: patients will receive one tablet of 10 mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate, daily, during the luteal phase for three menstrual cycles. Intervention 2: The intervention gro
Treatment - Drugs
Treatment - Devices
control group: patients will receive one tablet of 10 mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate, daily, during the luteal phase for three menstrual cycles
The intervention group is treated with cupping in the six symmetrical points on the chest for ten minutes each times and for three times every day , between two course of cupping, 30 minutes rest ti
Sponsors
Tehran university of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: women with uterine bleeding disorders; Patients referred by a gynecologist with disorders of uterine bleeding; patient with completed informed consent form Exclusion criteria: women younger than 20 or older than 50 years; history of chest surgery in the last three months; active systemic infection disease; active infected edema on Skin or injury on cupping site; coagulation disorders; use of bleeding-lowering drugs such as Mefenamic acid, etc. during the study period; uterine fibrosis with endometrial thickness; fraction in the chest area ,especially in the ribs 7-12 on cupping site; chemical medicines or herbal and other alternative medicine methods used during the study; pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the study; dependence on drugs in the past 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient’s score of bleeding. Timepoint: the first menstrual cycle as well as one and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pictorial Assessment of Blood Loss questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Menorrhagia quality of life questionnaire. Timepoint: 1 month. Method of measurement: questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohammad Azizkhani
Tehran University of Medical SCiences
Outcome results
None listed