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Is streptokinase safe during menses?

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Simel, DL; Moorman, JR; Pryor, SL; Piscitelli, JT; Sharma, GV
Published in: Arch Intern Med
April 1984
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We used intravenous streptokinase to treat a young woman with deep venous thrombosis manifested during her menses. There was no increase in menstrual bleeding, and she was symptom free six months later. Because menstrual endothelium after the first day of menses relies on arteriolar constriction for hemostasis rather than the formation of fibrin, we think that streptokinase may not be contraindicated in thrombotic disorders that occur during menses after the first day.

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David Lee Simel
Author David Lee Simel Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Published In

Arch Intern Med

ISSN

0003-9926

Publication Date

April 1984

Volume

144

Issue

4

Start / End Page

841 / 842

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Thrombosis
  • Streptokinase
  • Menstruation
  • Humans
  • Heparin
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Female
  • Adult
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Simel, D. L., Moorman, J. R., Pryor, S. L., Piscitelli, J. T., & Sharma, G. V. (1984). Is streptokinase safe during menses? Arch Intern Med, 144(4), 841–842.
Simel, D. L., J. R. Moorman, S. L. Pryor, J. T. Piscitelli, and G. V. Sharma. “Is streptokinase safe during menses?” Arch Intern Med 144, no. 4 (April 1984): 841–42.
Simel DL, Moorman JR, Pryor SL, Piscitelli JT, Sharma GV. Is streptokinase safe during menses? Arch Intern Med. 1984 Apr;144(4):841–2.
Simel, D. L., et al. “Is streptokinase safe during menses?” Arch Intern Med, vol. 144, no. 4, Apr. 1984, pp. 841–42.
Simel DL, Moorman JR, Pryor SL, Piscitelli JT, Sharma GV. Is streptokinase safe during menses? Arch Intern Med. 1984 Apr;144(4):841–842.

Published In

Arch Intern Med

ISSN

0003-9926

Publication Date

April 1984

Volume

144

Issue

4

Start / End Page

841 / 842

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Thrombosis
  • Streptokinase
  • Menstruation
  • Humans
  • Heparin
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Female
  • Adult
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences