Patient information

Information on investigations and treatments for periods.

COVID-19

Medical and self-care advice from NHS Lothian for those with problematic periods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investigations

Hysteroscopy

Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Information Leaflet on Hysteroscopy.

Lifestyle alterations

Menstruation and nutrition

Medical treatments

Shared Decision Making Aid for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Medical treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding without fibroids (HMB-E) (69.04 KB PDF)

Translated to Polish, Urdu

Medical treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding in those with Fibroids (HMB-L) (79.01 KB PDF)

Intrauterine system

IUS Post Insertion (27.63 KB PDF)

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/ius-intrauterine-system/

Smaller surgical procedures

Endometrial ablation

Endometrial ablation (683.17 KB PDF)

Translated to Polish, Urdu

Fibroid embolization

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg367/resources/treating-fibroids-by-blocking-their-blood-supply-pdf-316011421

More major surgical procedures

Hysterectomy for heavy menstrual bleeding

Hysterectomy for Heavy Periods (72.96 KB PDF)

Translated to Polish, Urdu

Vaginal hysterectomy

RCOG recovering well from vaginal hysterectomy

Abdominal hysterectomy

RCOG recovering well from abdominal hysterectomy

Laparoscopic (Keyhole) hysterectomy

RCOG recovering well from laparoscopic hysterectomy

Myomectomy

Myomectomy (67.73 KB PDF)

RCOG morcellation during hysterectomy or myomectomy