What you get by completing this session

  • 40 mins of CPD

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What you'll learn in this expert session

One in four women of reproductive age suffer heavy menstrual bleeding, but more often than not, this can be helped.

Heavy menstrual bleeding is very common among women of child-bearing age, and often represents a significant burden to an affected woman's quality of life. Key to effective management is a comprehensive assessment to ensure, not only an accurate diagnosis of the cause of the bleeding, but also to determine the most appropriate treatment options for that individual woman.

In this course, Gynaecologist, Dr Yasmin Tan, presents a systematic, practical approach to managing the woman presenting with heavy menstrual bleeding. From asking the diagnosis-defining details in the history, to being able to explain the range of medical and surgical options currently available to treat this condition.


Learning Objectives:

  • Define Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB) in the context of a woman’s lifestyle
  • Design clinical questions about HMB around the experience of living with the condition
  • Outline the investigations for HMB
  • Identify the medical and surgical treatments for HMB based on presenting features
  • Recognise the situations in which patients with HMB should be referred to a specialist


About the Expert

Dr Yasmin Tan

Dr Tan is a Sydney Gynaecologist, who trained at Royal North Shore Hospital, Royal Hospital for Women and in the United Kingdom. In addition, she has completed fellowships in both Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology and Obstetric and Gynaecological Diagnostic and Procedural Ultrasound. She is a staff specialist in Gynaecology and Medical Imaging at the Royal Hospital for Women, where she also established and currently supervises the Vulval Health Clinic. Her private practice is located at the Women’s Health and Research Institute of Australia (WHRIA). Her special interests include vulval pathology and rare and complex gynaecological conditions particularly those affecting children and adolescents.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    How to complete this course

    • Instructions
  • 2

    Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Management

    • Summary and learning objectives

    • Video lecture (30 mins)

    • Quiz: test your learning (10 mins)
  • 3

    Document your CPD here

    • CPD Documentation and Reflection Activity Tool
  • 4

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