Research Article
Knowledge of Latin American Obstetricians and Gynecologists regarding Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Table 1
Answers provided by the OBGYNs regarding some aspects of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB).
| | Age (%) | Gender (%) | Working in (%) | | ≤49 ys | ≥50 ys | Female | Male | Public sector | Private/public sector |
| What is the proportion of women who consult due to HMB? (n = 183) | | | | | | | <5–19% | 62.5 | 60.4 | 58.1 | 66.1 | 67.6 | 60.0 | 20–30% | 37.5 | 39.6 | 41.9 | 33.9 | 32.4 | 40.0 | What are your criteria for diagnosis of HMB? (n = 169) | | | | | | | Bleeding 30–75 mL | 16.3 | 30.0 | 14.9 | 30.9 | 32.4 | 19.1 | Bleeding >80 mL | 83.7 | 70.0 | 85.1 | 69.1 | 67.6 | 80.9 | The non-structural abnormalities associated to HMB are, except for (n = 173) | | | | | | | Hematological disorders, ovulatory disfunction, iatrogenic | 60.2 | 74.4 | 65.7 | 70.0 | 68.8 | 67.9 | Endometrial hyperplasia | 39.8 | 25.6 | 34.3 | 30.0 | 31.2 | 32.1 | In your opinion what are the major challenges to diagnose HMB at office level? (n = 187) | | | | | | | In clinical practice it is not possible to measure the amount of blood loss | 35.8 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 35.8 | 41.7 | 33.9 | The pathology is infrequent and subjective | 64.2 | 62.5 | 61.5 | 64.2 | 58.3 | 66.1 |
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