A 30-year-old woman describes having periods every 30 days, lasting 8 days, with heavy bleeding. The nurse understands that these are signs of which condition?
a. Menometrorrhagia
b. Menorrhagia
c. Menorrhea
d. Metrorrhagia
ANS: B
Menorrhagia is defined as regular uterine bleeding lasting more than 7 days with heavy bleeding. Metrorrhagia is irregular uterine bleeding lasting more than 7 days with heavy bleeding. Menorrhea is normal uterine bleeding. Menometrorrhagia is a combination of menorrhagia and metrorrhagia.
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