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menorrhagia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hypermenorrhea |
| Type of | catamenia, flow, menses, menstruation, menstruum, period, symptom |
Examples of menorrhagia
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She gave a history of moderate dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia, but no dyspareunia.
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About 12 per cent of all gynaecological referrals in Britain are for menorrhagia.
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Ten million American women have heavy bleeding, also called menorrhagia.
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Sudden heavy flows or amounts greater than 80 ml are termed menorrhagia.
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Excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding is called menorrhagia.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Some women suffer a condition known as menorrhagia, in which they bleed very heavily every month.
From the newscientist.com
Gastrointestinal endometriosis is suggested by dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia or perimenstrual symptoms.
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The device treats menorrhagia, which accounts for around half the hysterectomies performed in Britain each year.
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The bark is said to have cooling and astringent properties and is primarily used to treat dysentery, intestinal hemorrhage, menorrhagia and spermatorrhea.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged
- Menorrhagia is an abnormally heavy and prolonged menstrual period at regular intervals. Causes may be due to abnormal blood clotting, disruption of normal hormonal regulation of periods or disorders of the endometrial lining of the uterus. ...
- Excessive menstruation
- The most common type of abnormal uterine bleeding (also called dysfunctional uterine bleeding) characterized by heavy and prolonged menstrual bleeding. In some cases, bleeding may be so severe and relentless that daily activities become interrupted.
- Menorrhagia (meno = periods, agia ~ heavy) is the medical term used to describe heavy periods.
- The condition of abnormally profuse menstrual flow.
- Excessive uterine bleeding occurring at the regular intervals of menstruation, the period of flow being of greater than usual duration
- Very heavy menstrual bleeding often with clots and flooding. It is usually caused by high estrogen levels and associated with endometrial hyperplasia from too little progesterone. It commonly occurs in perimenopause and may also happen in the teen years.
- Excessive bleeding during menses. For some women with bleeding disorders (such as von Willebrand disease), menorrhagia may be the only symptom. Women who are carriers of hemophilia may also experience menorrhagia.
