Assessment of menorrhagia by total menstrual fluid loss

Author: Reid, P.¹

Source: Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Volume 26, Number 5, July 2006 , pp. 438-441(4)

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Abstract:

Half of the women presenting with heavy periods do not have objective menorrhagia. In the normal woman, blood is a minority component of total menstrual volume. This paper was designed to examine the hypothesis that the volume of total menstrual fluid loss (TMFL) could be more important than blood loss. A total of 115 women complaining of menorrhagia performed a menstrual collection from which TMFL and menstrual blood loss (MBL) was derived. In women complaining of menorrhagia, mean total menstrual fluid loss is 183.5 ml, with a corresponding menstrual blood loss of 110.3 ml. There is a significant correlation between TMFL and MBL ( r = 0.82 (95% CI 0.75 - 0.87), p

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/01443610600747215

Affiliations: 1: Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust, Luton, UK