Your patient that has a uterine fibroid complains of bleeding through up to 10 tampons per day. Excessive bleeding at the time of the menstrual cycle is termed:
A. Menorrhagia
B. Metrorrhagia
C. Dysmenorrhea
D. Premenstrual syndrome
ANS: A
The menstrual history includes any episodes of amenorrhea, menorrhagia (excessive bleeding at the time of the menstrual cycle), metrorrhagia (bleeding at irregular noncyclic intervals), dysmenorrhea, and postmenopausal bleeding.
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