Our gynaecology team would like to support you and your heavy menstrual bleeding patients.
Below you’ll find a heavy menstrual bleeding case study from our gynaecology team to support your referrals to Mercy Hospital for Women.
Case Study – Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
42 YO Female
Referred for:
‘Persistent heavy menstrual bleeding for a few months not responding to medical management’
- No past medical history, BMI, current medications or medical management for HMB to date
- No blood test results
- CST and Pelvic USS – results NAD
Heavy menstrual bleeding referrals are triaged, guided by the Statewide Referral Criteria.
Please ensure you have supplied the following:
- Medical management to date and response to treatment
- History of bleeding
- Pelvic USS – not older than 3 months
- Current CST – as per the cervical screening guidelines
- FBE and Iron studies – not older than 3 months
- Please also consider thyroid function test – not older than 3 months
- Please also consider thyroid function test when ordering bloods for heavy menstrual bleeding.
We encourage GPs to send their referrals and results via HealthLink. Alternatively visit our Refer a patient website for more information.
For more information about out gynaecology clinic visit our website.
Last reviewed March 6, 2024.