The prevalence and impacts heavy menstrual bleeding on anemia, fatigue and quality of life in women of reproductive age

Autor: Kocaoz, Semra, Cirpan, Rabiye, Degirmencioglu, Arife Zuhal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: 1681-715X
1682-024X
Popis: Objectives: To investigate the prevalence and impacts of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) on anemia, fatigue, and the quality of life (QoL) in women of reproductive age. Methods: This study was conducted among 306 women of reproductive age who presented at the internal medicine outpatient departments of the training and research hospital of a university. The data of the study were collected by the “Data collection form”, “SF-36 Quality of Life Scale (SF-36 QoLS)” and “Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI)”. Results: The prevalence of HMB in women of reproductive age was 37.9%. The ferritin level and physical functions were found to decrease significantly as the duration of menstruation increased (p
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