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Does Menstruation During Knee Replacement Affect The Surgery?
I m a 48yo female. I m scheduled to have a total knee replacemt. My worry, my periods are irregular, will having my period during the date of my tkr and hospital stay delay the surgery? I understand I will have a catheter, how does having my period affect that?
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Because of max. Blood loss it can delay ur surgery but doctors can give u a hormone medicine to control ur menstrual cycle. During surgery there will be a blood loss and hence menstrual cycle also have blood loss due to it ur blood pressure can get decreased and u can have a shock. But don't get worried because u can have medicine to stop menstrual cycle and at the age of 48 there is no such kind of great blood loss in menstrual cycle can have.
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Does Menstruation During Knee Replacement Affect The Surgery?
Because of max. Blood loss it can delay ur surgery but doctors can give u a hormone medicine to control ur menstrual cycle. During surgery there will be a blood loss and hence menstrual cycle also have blood loss due to it ur blood pressure can get decreased and u can have a shock. But don t get worried because u can have medicine to stop menstrual cycle and at the age of 48 there is no such kind of great blood loss in menstrual cycle can have.