William Aird/X
Oct 22, 2025, 04:22
NSAIDs and Menstrual Bleeding․ Explaining the Paradox
William Aird, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, posted on X:
“Aren’t NSAIDs supposed to cause bleeding?
Generally yes. They inhibit platelets and can cause GI bleeding.
But in the uterus, prostaglandins (PG) are the culprit: too much PGE₂/PGI₂ leads to vasodilation and fibrinolysis, as a result heavy periods. Block COX, results in less PG, results in less bleeding!”
Stay updated with Hemostasis Today.
-
Oct 10, 2026, 17:58Archo Farzana Batool: Exploring Medical Writing Through an Article on Iron Deficiency Anemia
-
Oct 10, 2026, 17:53Assessing Frailty in Adults With Hemophilia – JTH
-
Oct 10, 2026, 17:52Fatma Sadeghi: Reducing Maternal Health Inequalities Through Nursing Advocacy
-
Oct 10, 2026, 17:50Grzegorz Hensler: How Apheresis Transformed Blood Cell Separation and Collection
-
Oct 10, 2026, 17:47Hemant K Sharma: Japan’s Universal Artificial Blood Research – A Potential Breakthrough in Transfusion Medicine
-
Oct 10, 2026, 17:40John Strouse: Learning About Bleeding Disorders and Sickle Cell Disease at FWGBD
-
Oct 10, 2026, 17:34Mae Caime: Speaking at the Annual Women’s Retreat for the Hemophilia Community in Florida
-
Oct 10, 2026, 17:30Chokri Ben Lamine: PNH beyond the Textbook Triad
-
Oct 10, 2026, 17:29Ruah Alyamany: Thrombosis and Anticoagulation in Hematological Malignancies at SOHO KSA 2026