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Menorrhagia

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Menorrhagia is the medical term for menstrual periods with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding. Although heavy menstrual bleeding is a common concern among premenopausal women, most women don't experience blood loss severe enough to be defined as menorrhagia. With menorrhagia, every period you have causes enough blood loss and cramping that you can't maintain your usual activities. If you have menstrual bleeding so heavy that you dread your period, talk with your doctor. There are many effective treatments for menorrhagia.

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This video explains menorrhagia, the medical term for menstrual periods with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding. It covers that heavy menstrual bleeding is a common concern among premenopausal women, that most women do not experience blood loss severe enough to be defined as menorrhagia, and that with menorrhagia each period causes enough blood loss and cramping that usual activities cannot be maintained as described.

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  • Defines menorrhagia as abnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding
  • Notes heavy menstrual bleeding is a common concern in premenopausal women as described
  • Notes most women do not reach the blood loss defining menorrhagia as described
  • Covers blood loss and cramping interfering with usual activities as described

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This video presents “Menorrhagia” — Menorrhagia is the medical term for menstrual periods with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding. Although heavy menstrual bleeding is a common concern among premenopausal women, most women don't experience blood loss severe enough to be. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.

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