Table 8.

Sample Treatment Plans

Sample Treatment Plan for Chronic Recurring Menorrhagia

Bioflavonoids, 1000 mg twice per day Vitamin A 60,000IU per day Chaste tree (standardized extract) 175 mg per day; or ½–1 tsp daily Combination herbal product using astringents and uterine tonics Consider natural progesterone cream, ¼ to ½ tsp, 12–21 days/month

Sample Treatment Plan for Semi-Acute Menorrhagia

Bioflavonoids, 1000 mg twice per day Oral micronized progesterone: 200–300 mg per day for 7–12 days followed by a cyclic hormone product for 21 days on and 7 days off Combination herbal product using astringents and uterine tonics, 20–30 drops every 2–3 hours – Yarrow – Greater periwinkle – Shepherd’s purse – Life Root