DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
DEFINITION
- Menorrhagia: excessive menstrual bleeding
- >80 mL blood loss
- Duration >7 days
PREVALENCE
- No cause was identified in 50% of the cases
ETIOLOGY
- Uterine: polyps, fibroids, adenomyosis
- Endometrial: endometriosis
- Infectious: PID
- Hormonal: PCOS
- Systemic: hypothyroidism, diabetes, hyperprolactinemia
- Haematological: coagulation disorders
- Iatrogenic: anticoagulants, IUDs
- Malignancy.