A patient reports long, heavy, irregular menses accompanied by headache and back pain for the past several months. Which of the following is the best term to use to document these symptoms?
a. Menometrorrhagia
b. Polymenorrhea
c. Oligomenorrhea
d. Hypermenorrhea
ANS: A
Menometrorrhagia is long, heavy, irregular menses. Polymenorrhea is frequent menses; oligomenorrhea refers to cycles longer than 35 days; and hypermenorrhea is menses lasting longer than 7 days.
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