Abstract

Adolescent menorrhagia is defined as uterine bleeding lasting more than 10 days and/or severe uterine bleeding with a total menstrual blood loss of more than 80ml, causing anemia. Such uterine bleeding episodes might occur up to 5 years after menarche; are characterized by differential time of abnormal bleeding and its severity: from moderate to heavy menstruation. This is the common form of irregular menstruation in adolescent female and is usually functional [ [1] Haamid F. Sass A.E. Dietrich J.E. Heavy menstrual bleeding in adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2017; 30: 335-340 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (62) Google Scholar ].

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