What is menorrhagia?
Heavy menstrual flow is known as menorrhagia. It is characterized by excessive or abnormally heavy uterine bleeding during menstruation.
How do members experience menorrhagia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with menorrhagia*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Heavy periods
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What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Irregular menstrual periods
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
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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.
Top treatments taken by people for menorrhagia*
Who has menorrhagia on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 2 | |
| 20s | 10 | |
| 30s | 38 | |
| 40s | 71 | |
| 50s | 83 | |
| 60s | 14 | |
| 70+ | 2 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 2 | |
| Female | 220 |