Menorrhagia
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What is menorrhagia?
Heavy menstrual flow is known as menorrhagia. It is characterized by excessive or abnormally heavy uterine bleeding during menstruation.
Common symptoms reported by people with menorrhagia
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with menorrhagia
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Data from patients with menorrhagia, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with menorrhagia
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (5 evaluations)
Side effects
drowsiness
fluid retention (edema)
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
pain
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
pain
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (7 evaluations)
Side effects
drowsiness
sedation
Total evaluations
8
Tried for
anxious mood
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for menorrhagia (3 evaluations)
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
menorrhagia
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for menorrhagia (2 evaluations)
Side effects
menstrual spotting
vaginal bleeding
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
menorrhagia
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pain
(2)
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (1 evaluation)
Side effects
pain in hands
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pain
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(2)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with menorrhagia, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has menorrhagia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 196 patients have this condition
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 45 say menorrhagia is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 2 | |
| 20s | 12 | |
| 30s | 41 | |
| 40s | 68 | |
| 50s | 45 | |
| 60s | 5 | |
| 70+ | 1 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 44 | |
| 20-29 years | 18 | |
| 30-39 years | 26 | |
| 40-49 years | 22 | |
| 50-59 years | 1 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 2 | |
| Female | 175 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 110 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 21 |
These charts show data from menorrhagia patients who have completed their condition history
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