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