Measuring menstrual blood loss either directly (alkaline haematin) or indirectly ('Pictorial blood loss assessment chart') is not routinely recommended for HMB. Whether menstrual blood loss is a problem should be determined not by measuring blood loss but by the woman herself. [2007] Do not do December 2016 Unclassified
A serum ferritin test should not routinely be carried out on women with HMB. [2007] Do not do December 2016 Unclassified
Female hormone testing should not be carried out on women with HMB. [2007] Do not do December 2016 Unclassified
Saline infusion sonography should not be used as a first-line diagnostic tool. Do not do December 2016 Unclassified
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should not be used as a first-line diagnostic tool. [2007] Do not do December 2016 Unclassified
Dilatation and curettage alone should not be used as a diagnostic tool. [2007] Do not do December 2016 Unclassified
Use of NSAIDs and/or tranexamic acid should be stopped if it does not improve symptoms within 3 menstrual cycles. [2007] Do not do December 2016 Unclassified
Danazol should not be used routinely for the treatment of HMB. [2007] Do not do December 2016 Unclassified
Oral progestogens given during the luteal phase only should not be used for the treatment of HMB. [2007] Do not do December 2016 Unclassified
Etamsylate should not be used for the treatment of HMB. [2007] Do not do December 2016 Unclassified