Effect of Traditional Herbal Medicine Therapy on Menometrorrhagia: Case Report

Abstract

Background: Surgical intervention seems to be the only procedure in the management of uterine fibroids symptoms, having numerous sequelae in women’s general health.

Methods: 45-year-old woman, single, with a medical history of thyroidectomy and myomectomy. She presented with critical anemia in hemoglobin 4 g/dt and complaints of prolonged, excessive, and irregular uterine bleeding. Pelvic ultrasound showed multiple uterine fibromas with the largest one measuring 5 cm in diameter and intra-cavitary fibroid (FIGO 0) measuring 3.5 cm. She was unresponsive to drug treatment and hysterectomy was recommended but the patient refused. Given her serious health condition, she was given a mixture of two medicinal plants, taken as tea infusion by the oral route for three consecutive days during three consecutive months.

Results: A decline in the mean number of bleeding days was noted. The bleeding intensity score declined from 102 (±15.3) to 75 (± 12.3), and regularization in menstrual cycle was also noted. Thus, the surgical procedure was avoided in the present case.

Conclusion: This study explored a new approach to treat menometrorrhagia based on tea infusion consumption. It also paved the way for future studies to further investigate critical cases of uterine fibroma.