OBJECTIVES: 1. Define what is heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) 2. Discuss etiologies of
HMB in the adolescent with a focus on bleeding disorders 3. Describe appropriate workup …

Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common complaint among adolescent girls. It reflects
an abnormal volume of blood loss during the menstrual cycle. Abnormal uterine bleeding …

Background Heavy menstrual bleeding has been reported to affect between 12.1 and 37%
of adolescents throughout the world. 1-5 The majority of adolescent heavy menstrual …

Hundreds of adolescents are hospitalized in the United States yearly with anemia due to
heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). Limited data exist regarding how these patients are …

Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of women ages 18 to 50 with a
confirmed diagnosis of VWD, hemophilia A or hemophilia B seen for an initial consultative …

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The incidence and prevalence of blood disorders varies depending
on the underlying etiology, age, ethnicity, family history, and presence of comorbid medical …

A teenage girl has heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), a common yet underreported and
underdiagnosed 13 condition1. Despite soaking through products in less than an hour and …

Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), a common complaint in adolescent and adult women, can
be due to a variety of causes ranging from anovulatory bleeding, bleeding disorders …

Abstract Study Objective Although multiple hormonal treatment strategies are effective in
decreasing heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) in adolescents, few studies have compared the …

HMB is prevalent in the adolescent population and is associated with serious complications.
Laboratory analysis to rule out bleeding disorders should be considered. Medical …