hypermenorrhea

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Related to hypermenorrhea: hypomenorrhea, polymenorrhea

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Noun

hypermenorrhea - abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged

menorrhagia

menses, menstruation, catamenia, menstruum, period, flow - the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle

symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

Translations

hy·per·men·or·rhe·a

n. hipermenorrea, período excesivo en cantidad y duración.

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In general, medical therapy will be prioritized when the primary symptoms are bleeding and hypermenorrhea causing anaemia.

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Women often present with abnormal menstruation, including irregular cycles, amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, hypomenorrhea, hypermenorrhea, or shortened menstrual cycles (polymenorrhea).

Stress-Induced Hyperprolactinemia: Pathophysiology and Clinical Approach

She was diagnosed with submucosal fibroids by her previous gynecologist 5 years prior, based on chief complaints of atypical genital bleeding and hypermenorrhea. She underwent hysteroscopic myomectomy for one 1 cm sized and one 3 cm sized submucosal fibroid located between 2 and 3 o'clock in the uterine fundus.

Placenta Accreta following Hysteroscopic Lysis of Adhesions Caused by Asherman's Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

To the Editor: A 38-year-old woman presented at our hospital with a complaint of hypermenorrhea lasting 2 months.

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* Hypermenorrhea: Duration of flow greater than 7 days.

Is the risk of menstrual abnormalities higher among women after tubectomy? A case--control study

Some may show signs and symptoms are similar to those caused by leiomyomas of the same size, such as a palpable mass, hypermenorrhea, and pelvic pain.