Many young girls and older women may experience uterine bleeding for various reasons. As a rule, this phenomenon is associated with serious pathologies or disorders in the production of hormones. In this case, doctors often recommend their patients the drug Dicinon, which helps to cope with uterine bleeding.
This medication is in high demand, is famous for its effectiveness and at the same time has a low cost. However, before you start using Dicinon for uterine bleeding, you should read its instructions, properties and learn how to use it correctly.
Causes of the pathological process
Uterine bleeding is an abnormal phenomenon that occurs in women for many different reasons. In general, they can be conditionally classified into several categories.
Bleeding that occurs in women due to diseases that do not affect the genitals:
- infectious pathologies - dysentery, sepsis, typhus;
- hematological processes - hemophilia or vasculitis;
- disorders in exchangeprocesses;
- failures in the functioning of the heart and blood vessels;
- cirrhosis of the liver.
Blood loss due to various diseases of the reproductive system:
- malignant or benign neoplasm in the ovaries or uterus;
- ovarian rupture or cyst;
- presence of infection in the genital tract;
- inflammatory processes in the uterus - for example, erosion, damage to the internal mucous membrane or cervix;
- age-related changes in the body;
- abnormal malfunctions during pregnancy.
It should also be said that the climatic interval is also often accompanied by uterine bleeding.
In the event of such a process, the first step is to block the outflow of fluid into the uterus. Then the woman should without fail find out the cause of what is happening and eliminate it.
Drug properties
Doctors often call "Dicinon" "Etamzilat". The tool belongs to the category of hemostatic drugs. According to the instructions for use, "Dicinon" for uterine bleeding is used for:
- acceleration of blood clotting;
- stop the flow of fluid into the uterus;
- increasing the rate of release of platelets from the bone marrow.
In addition, the drug strengthens the walls of capillaries and blood vessels, which significantly reduces the risk of injury to the ducts with increased blood flow.
The mechanism of action in stopping uterine bleeding is determined by the ability of the drug to influence the growth of thromboplastin. As a result, the body releases prostacyclin, which actually stops the flow.
Features
The advantage of Dicinon over similar drugs is that, despite stopping bleeding, it does not provoke an increase in blood clotting, blood pressure and increased production of blood clots.
The action of the remedy for blood loss from the uterus is carried out in several stages:
- first comes downstream;
- then the entire flow stops;
- this reduces blood loss.
The use of "Dicinon" allows not only to stop the pathological process itself, but also to strengthen damaged capillaries.
A slight hemostatic effect on the body becomes noticeable after only half an hour after using the product, and the highest moment of effectiveness is observed after 1-2 hours. The effect of the drug lasts no more than 6 hours, after which it gradually weakens throughout the day.
Composition of the drug and release form
Produced in the form of tablets and injection solutions.
The main active ingredient of the drug is etamsylate, 250 mg of which is contained in each ampoule and tablet.
In addition, the composition of the drug includes excipients:
- lemon anhydrousacid;
- cornstarch;
- lactose;
- sodium stearate;
- povidone.
The injection solution also includes additional ingredients:
- distilled water;
- sodium metabisulphite;
- sodium bicarbonate.
Pills have a convex shape and a dividing line, are available in contour blisters of 10 pieces.
Indications for use
In the treatment of uterine bleeding, the use of Dicinon is advisable under certain conditions.
Prolonged use of the remedy is prescribed for certain diseases and phenomena:
- inflammatory processes in the genitals;
- age-related changes;
- organ dysfunction.
If a woman is in the hospital, experts often recommend the use of Dicynon in case of:
- malignant or benign neoplasms;
- inflammation of the uterus of various pathogenesis;
- cervical cancer;
- eliminate spiral.
Although the drug is prescribed purely individually, at the discretion of the attending physician.
Instructions for the use of Dicinon tablets for uterine bleeding
Often, this drug is used as first aid for blood loss even before the arrival of doctors. How to take pills in case of developmentuterine bleeding? By the way, only this form of medication is suitable for home use. After all, injections can have too strong an effect on a weakened female body, especially when it comes to a future mother.
Single dosage should not exceed 250 mg. Tablets should be taken every 4-6 hours. It is strictly forbidden to change the allowable dosage of the drug indicated in the instructions for use of Dicinon in case of bleeding.
How long can I take the remedy? According to the instructions for use of Dicinon, it is undesirable to use the medicine for more than four days with uterine bleeding. Otherwise, a woman risks serious consequences and severe malaise, especially if she is pregnant.
Recommendations
As a rule, with minor blood loss, the medication is prescribed 250 mg 4 times a day for a week. A single dosage can be increased to 500 mg in case of any complications or lack of a positive result from taking the remedy.
Special instructions are usually given to pregnant women. After all, any hemostatic drug is dangerous for the embryo, so it must be used with the utmost care. During pregnancy, the use of Dicinon in tablets is also allowed, but in no case in the form of injections. Only in this way can the negative effect of the drug on the fetus be reduced.
With uterine bleeding, the remedy can be prescribed even to children, but only by a specialist. Only a doctor can determine the appropriate dosage of medication for the girl's age and diagnosis.
When using Dicinone tablets, a woman will feel its effect after about 4 hours.
Contraindications
Like any other drug, Dicinon has a number of restrictions, in the presence of which a woman will have to stop using it:
- thrombosis, thromboembolism, as well as past malignant blood pathologies and its increased coagulability;
- lactose or glucose deficiency;
- porphyrin disease;
- hemoblastosis in girls under 12;
- individual intolerance to both the product itself and its ingredients;
- liver or kidney failure;
- prolonged use of anticoagulants.
If a woman is at any stage of pregnancy, she can use the remedy only with the permission of a specialist.
Side effects
According to the instructions for the use of Dicinon tablets, when they are used, a woman may face various negative consequences. However, you should not worry too much, because immediately after the drug is discontinued, all sorts of unpleasant symptoms will disappear without additional treatment. When using Dicinon, a woman canexperience side effects such as:
- migraine;
- lowering blood pressure;
- manifestation of an allergic reaction;
- dizziness;
- facial redness;
- slight numbness of the extremities, most often the legs;
- discomfort in the digestive tract;
- heartburn, bouts of nausea.
Reviews
The effectiveness of "Dicinon" can be judged by the responses of patients about it. Most of the women who used the drug noted its high effectiveness in eliminating uterine bleeding. However, it should be remembered that the drug only relieves the symptoms of pathology, but does not solve the problem that has arisen in the female body. That is why it will certainly not work with just one medication in the treatment of such a phenomenon.
The only drawback of the remedy, according to women, is the low speed of its impact. Usually, the drug begins to act only a few hours after taking the pill. That is why it is not always convenient to use Dicinon. But the achieved result is stored for at least 6 hours.
Special Instructions
In order to avoid all sorts of negative consequences, you should follow some rules when using Dicinon. Unfortunately, many of these important recommendations are not described in the instructions for use.
- It is very important to control the general condition of a woman, monitor the level of coagulogram and the number of platelets in the blood.
- Take pills only afterfood.
- If the development of uterine bleeding is due to prolonged use of anticoagulants, the use of the drug is strictly prohibited. In such a situation, you should cancel the provocateur of the problem, prescribe an antidote, and only then resort to a remedy that stops the expiration.
- "Dicinone" can be combined with other hemostatic drugs - for example, aminocaproic acid, drugs with dextans, "Vikasol".
- It is undesirable to use in parallel with the medicine "Tranexam". After all, the combination of these drugs increases the risk of blood clots.
- When using Dicinone, it is forbidden to take medicines containing sodium lactate and sodium bicarbonate.
The most common analogues of the drug are: "Immunin", "Vilate", "Innonafactor", "Vikasol", "Gordox", "Emoclot", "Tranexam".
In any case, if uterine bleeding occurs, medical attention should be sought immediately. As an emergency stop of the expiration, you can drink 1-2 tablets of the drug. But still, the further use of the medication is permissible only with the permission of a specialist.
