Hormonal therapies to reduce or stop<unk>  bleeding have long been used to manage a number of gynecologic conditions including<unk>  cramps (dysmenorrhea), heavy<unk>  bleeding, irregular or other abnormal uterine bleeding,<unk> -related mood changes (premenstrual syndrome (PMS), or premenstrual dysphoric disorder<unk> ), and pelvic pain due to endometriosis or uterine fibroids. Medical conditions that are associated with anemia or excessive blood loss, including sickle cell disease, iron deficiency anemia, Fanconi anemia, von Willebrand disease, low platelets (thrombocytopenia) from immune thrombocytopenia, or other blood/hematologic disorders such as clotting factor deficiencies could all benefit from<unk> . In patients with malignancies who will receive chemotherapy that could result in low blood counts or anemia, or individuals with recurrent malignancies who will receive a stem cell transplant, excessive<unk>  bleeding during this treatment could be medically serious, and thus<unk>  might be indicated. In addition, there are a number of other medical conditions with<unk>  exacerbation that may benefit from<unk> , including catamenial seizures,<unk>  migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, asthma.<unk>  hygiene issues, as in those individuals with developmental delay or intellectual disability or other manual dexterity or mobility/wheelchair challenges such as spina bifida or cerebral palsy may prompt an individual or caregiver to request<unk> . Job or activity-related indications for<unk>  may include deployed military as occurred during Operation Desert Storm, travel, wilderness camping, or athletes with concerns about menses occurring during competition or training. There is also a growing recognition that some individuals who were at assigned female at birth, but who now identify as male (transgender men) or non-binary, may experience dysphoria with menses, and thus may request medical therapy for<unk> .
Menstrual suppression
Post-vacation blues
Blennorrhoea
Irregular menstruation
Lactational amenorrhea
Exercise amenorrhoea
Intermenstrual bleeding
Hypomenorrhea