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Outcome Measures for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Author(s) -
Stephen Quinn,
Jenny Higham
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
women s health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.363
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1745-5065
pISSN - 1745-5057
DOI - 10.2217/whe.15.85
Subject(s) - menstrual bleeding , medicine , blood loss , menstruation , menstrual cycle , obstetrics , urogynecology , gynecology , surgery , hormone , urinary incontinence
Heavy menstrual bleeding is one of the most commonly encountered gynecological problems. While accurate objective quantification of menstrual blood loss is of value in the research setting, it is the subjective assessment of blood loss that is of greater importance when assessing the severity of heavy menstrual bleeding and any subsequent response to treatment. In this review the various approaches to objective, subjective and semi-subjective assessment of menstrual blood loss will be discussed.

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