Prevalence of heavy menstrual bleeding and experiences of affected women in a European patient survey

Fraser, Ian S.; Mansour, Diana; Breymann, Christian; Hoffman, Camille; Mezzacasa, Anna; Petraglia, Felice

doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.09.027

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“…In this study, the presence of social stigmas associated with menstruation and beliefs passed down from their mothers influenced them to view menorrhagia as an embarrassing disease. These findings resonated with the previous research findings by Fraser et al () and O'Flynn (), in which menstruation was associated with embarrassment even when discussed with close family and friends.…”

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Perspectives of women experiencing Menorrhagia: A descriptive qualitative study

Kamaludin

Zhang

Shorey

2019

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Objective To describe the perspectives and support needs of women experiencing menorrhagia in Singapore. Background Women with menorrhagia lack awareness regarding the severity of menorrhagia. There is a dearth of literature understanding the support needs of women with menorrhagia. Design A descriptive qualitative study design was adopted. The Consolidated crieteria for Reportig Qualitative Research (COREQ) was used to report the findings of this study. Methods The study was conducted at a tertiary public hospital in Singapore from July 2017–October 2017. Semi‐structured interviews were used to collect data from 16 women who were diagnosed with menorrhagia. The total number of interviews was concluded based on data saturation. The interviews were transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis was used to analyse the interview transcripts. The COREQ was used to report the findings of this study. Results Participants reported that they were unaware about menorrhagia and its severity. Various internal and external factors influenced the participants’ awareness and understanding of menorrhagia. Although the participants received support to cope with menorrhagia, the support was deemed insufficient. The women shared that menorrhagia had affected their lives physically, emotionally, socially and financially. They used both external and internal coping mechanisms to cope with their conditions and looked for information through close contacts and the Internet. They longed to learn more about their conditions. Conclusion Multiethnic Singaporean women with menorrhagia lacked awareness about their conditions and the severity, which affected their lives negatively. There should be greater efforts to raise the public's awareness of menorrhagia so that women can seek medical help early and minimise its negative influence on their lives. Relevance to clinical practice Healthcare providers need to pay greater attention to menorrhagia in order to provide more holistic care and support for those experiencing this condition. Healthcare professionals should understand their patients’ experiences with menorrhagia and evaluate their current support resources in order to create a strong support system.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Perspectives of women experiencing Menorrhagia: A descriptive qualitative study

Kamaludin

Zhang

Shorey

2019

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Economic analyses show that iron-deficiency anemia can be easily cured with low-cost measures, such as through the provision of dietary education at diagnosis. Severe anemia develops when iron deficiency is not prevented and/or controlled, which impacts a woman’s physical, mental, and social health and becomes a significant public health issue 7,10,11. Any visit a woman makes to the hospital for any type of complaint, especially when blood samples are drawn for diagnostic purposes, is an opportunity to evaluate the patient with respect to anemia and to provide them with need-based treatment, dietary and lifestyle advice, and reproductive health information and precautions.…”

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The effect of variables related to reproductivity on anemia detected in women

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Objective:To determine the prevalence of anemia and related factors among women in Turkey.Methods:This descriptive study was conducted at the outpatient clinics of the Department of Internal Medicine, Ege University Medical School. Randomly selected women were given questionnaires regarding their socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics. The data were coded and analyzed using SPSS version 17.0 software. Statistical analyses with 95% confidence intervals were considered to be significant if p<0.05.Results:The study results showed an anemia prevalence of 27.8% in the study sample. Among all anemia diagnoses among the participants, 56.0% were determined to have iron deficiency, 37.1% iron-deficiency anemia, and 6.9% severe anemia. It was observed that anemia was detected among women who were 15-49 years of age (p<0.05), menstruating (p<0.05), had a history of Cesarean section (p<0.05), and had not entered menopause (p<0.05). Based on forward-stepwise-logistic regression analysis, the most important parameter was concluded to be age group, which was followed by menopausal status.Conclusions:The study results suggest that the anemia prevalence rate is specifically higher among women of reproductive age. To prevent anemia at a low cost, it is recommended to provide women with relevant information and well-planned interactive educational programs.

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“…It is well recognised and reported that amenorrhoea and oligomenorrhoea are common in elite athletes typically as a result of relative energy deficiency;2 however, little is known about the prevalence of other menstrual abnormalities. Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB or menorrhagia ) affects a quarter of the general population,3 yet no data exist for athletes or exercising women. It is possible that HMB might impact significantly on women's participation in sport.…”

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