Suggest Medication For Vaginal Bleeding After A Depo-Provera Shot

Posted on Tue, 22 Dec 2015

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Question : Break through bleeding on depo, taking over a year. Any over the counter meds or natural remedies that can help?

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
use of antifibrinolytics.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
THANKS for the query to HCM,
Breakthrough bleeding can be controlled by antifibrinolytics easily which can be prescribed by your gynaecologists. However, no ITC meds are otherwise known to stop it apart from oral contraceptive pills where 3 pills can be taken stat if excessive bleeding present.
Also natural remedies have not been effective. So it is suggested that you should consult your gynaecologist and seek anti-fibrinolytic treatment ( TAB TRANEXAMIC ACID 500mg thrice a day for 3 days).
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sameer Kumar (3 hours later)

I have ITP, idiopathic thrombocytopenia.... Could that have something to do with it?

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
answered

Detailed Answer:
in that case you have to be managed in a gynaecologist clinic for if antifibrinolytics fail then you may require a dilatation and curettage for control of bleeding.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar