What is Metrorrhagia

Metrorrhagia is bleeding from the uterus that is not normal. The bleeding usually happens between periods. It happens often.

Follow these instructions at home:

Pay attention to changes in your symptoms. Follow these instructions to help with your condition:

Eating and drinking

• Eat many kinds of foods.
• Eat foods that have the nutrient called iron. Some foods with iron are:
  • Liver.
  • Meat.
  • Shellfish.
  • Green leafy vegetables.
  • Eggs.
• If you have trouble going poop (constipation):
  • Drink plenty of water.
  • Eat fruits and vegetables that have a lot of fiber, such as spinach, carrots, raspberries, apples, and mango.

Medicines

• Take over-the-counter and prescription medicines only as told by your doctor.
• Do not change medicines without talking with your doctor.
• Do not take aspirin or medicines that have aspirin:
  • During the week before your period.
  • During your period.
• Take iron pills exactly as told by your doctor.

Activity

• If you need to change your pad or tampon more than one time in 2 hours:
  • Lie in bed with your feet raised (elevated).
  • Put a cold pack on your lower belly (abdomen).
  • Rest as much as possible.
• Do not try to lose weight until the bleeding has stopped and your blood iron level is okay.

Other Instructions

• For two months, write down:
  • When your period starts.
  • When your period ends.
  • When you have bleeding that is not during your period.
  • What problems you notice.
• Keep all follow-up visits as told by your doctor. This is important.

Contact a doctor if:

• You feel dizzy.
• You feel like you are going to pass out (faint).
• You feel weak.
• You feel sick to your stomach (nauseous).
• You throw up (vomit).
• You cannot eat or drink without throwing up.
• You feel dizzy while you use medicine.
• You have watery poop (diarrhea) while you use medicine.
• You want to change the birth control pills or hormones that you take.
• You want to stop taking birth control pills or hormones.

Get help right away if:

• You have a fever.
• You have chills.
• You need to change your pad or tampon more than one time in an hour.
• You have more bleeding from your vagina than before.
• You have clumps of blood coming from your vagina.
• You have pain in your belly.
• You pass out.
• You have a rash.