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Polymenorrhea

MedGen UID:
18557
•Concept ID:
C0032519
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Abnormally frequent menstruation; Epimenorrhea; Unusually frequent menses
SNOMED CT: Abnormally frequent menstruation (52754008); Epimenorrhea (52754008); Polymenorrhea (52754008); Unusually frequent menses (52754008)
 
HPO: HP:0400007

Definition

Frequent menses; menstrual cycles lasting less than 21 days. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical pattern and spectrum of endometrial pathologies in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding in Pakistan: need to adopt a more conservative approach to treatment.
Abid M, Hashmi AA, Malik B, Haroon S, Faridi N, Edhi MM, Khan M
BMC Womens Health 2014 Nov 5;14:132. doi: 10.1186/s12905-014-0132-7. PMID: 25370003Free PMC Article
Low-dose ketoconazole treatment in hirsute women.
Sonino N, Scaroni C, Biason A, Boscaro M, Mantero F
J Endocrinol Invest 1990 Jan;13(1):35-40. doi: 10.1007/BF03348578. PMID: 2138647
Spironolactone in the treatment of hirsutism.
Chapman MG, Katz M, Dowsett M, Hague W, Jeffcoate SL, Dewhurst CJ
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1986;65(4):349-50. doi: 10.3109/00016348609157358. PMID: 3739647

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual disorders among women: Findings from a meta-analysis study.
Al Kadri HM, Al Sudairy AA, Alangari AS, Al Khateeb BF, El-Metwally AA
J Infect Public Health 2023 May;16(5):697-704. Epub 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.02.019. PMID: 36934644Free PMC Article
PALM-COEIN Nomenclature for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding.
Deneris A
J Midwifery Womens Health 2016 May;61(3):376-9. Epub 2016 Mar 11 doi: 10.1111/jmwh.12440. PMID: 26969858
Progestogen deficiency and endometrial cancer risk.
Schindler AE
Maturitas 2009 Apr 20;62(4):334-7. Epub 2009 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.12.018. PMID: 19231117
Iron deficiency in childhood and adolescence: retrospective review.
Ferrara M, Coppola L, Coppola A, Capozzi L
Hematology 2006 Jun;11(3):183-6. doi: 10.1080/10245330600775105. PMID: 17325959
Female sterilisation.
Kovacs GT
Med J Aust 1994 Nov 21;161(10):612-4. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb127642.x. PMID: 7968732

Diagnosis

Menstrual problems in adolescence: relationship to serum vitamins A and E, and systemic inflammation.
Bahrami A, Bahrami-Taghanaki H, Khorasanchi Z, Timar A, Jaberi N, Azaryan E, Tayefi M, Ferns GA, Sadeghnia HR, Ghayour-Mobarhan M
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2020 Jan;301(1):189-197. Epub 2019 Nov 16 doi: 10.1007/s00404-019-05343-1. PMID: 31734759
PALM-COEIN Nomenclature for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding.
Deneris A
J Midwifery Womens Health 2016 May;61(3):376-9. Epub 2016 Mar 11 doi: 10.1111/jmwh.12440. PMID: 26969858
Iron deficiency in childhood and adolescence: retrospective review.
Ferrara M, Coppola L, Coppola A, Capozzi L
Hematology 2006 Jun;11(3):183-6. doi: 10.1080/10245330600775105. PMID: 17325959
Disturbances of menstruation in thyroid disease.
Koutras DA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1997 Jun 17;816:280-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb52152.x. PMID: 9238278
Female sterilisation.
Kovacs GT
Med J Aust 1994 Nov 21;161(10):612-4. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb127642.x. PMID: 7968732

Therapy

Influence of lifestyle factors with the outcome of menstrual disorders among adolescents and young women in West Bengal, India.
Dhar S, Mondal KK, Bhattacharjee P
Sci Rep 2023 Aug 1;13(1):12476. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35858-2. PMID: 37528155Free PMC Article
COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual disorders among women: Findings from a meta-analysis study.
Al Kadri HM, Al Sudairy AA, Alangari AS, Al Khateeb BF, El-Metwally AA
J Infect Public Health 2023 May;16(5):697-704. Epub 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.02.019. PMID: 36934644Free PMC Article
Progestogen deficiency and endometrial cancer risk.
Schindler AE
Maturitas 2009 Apr 20;62(4):334-7. Epub 2009 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.12.018. PMID: 19231117
Iron deficiency in childhood and adolescence: retrospective review.
Ferrara M, Coppola L, Coppola A, Capozzi L
Hematology 2006 Jun;11(3):183-6. doi: 10.1080/10245330600775105. PMID: 17325959
Female sterilisation.
Kovacs GT
Med J Aust 1994 Nov 21;161(10):612-4. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb127642.x. PMID: 7968732

Prognosis

Abnormal uterine bleeding and associated factors among reproductive age women in Jimma town, Oromia Region, Southwest Ethiopia.
Gerema U, Kene K, Abera D, Adugna T, Nigussie M, Dereje D, Mulugeta T
Womens Health (Lond) 2022 Jan-Dec;18:17455057221077577. doi: 10.1177/17455057221077577. PMID: 35168427Free PMC Article
Hysteroscopic myomectomy for submucosal type 2 fibroids with cold enucleation technique and complete fibroid extraction using a double-lumen intracervical cannula.
Osorio W, Posada N, Cano J, Tamayo S, Giraldo J
Fertil Steril 2021 Feb;115(2):522-524. Epub 2020 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.09.028. PMID: 33272627
The severity of menstrual dysfunction as a predictor of insulin resistance in PCOS.
Brower M, Brennan K, Pall M, Azziz R
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013 Dec;98(12):E1967-71. Epub 2013 Oct 3 doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-2815. PMID: 24092831Free PMC Article
A meta-analysis of polycystic ovary syndrome in women taking valproate for epilepsy.
Hu X, Wang J, Dong W, Fang Q, Hu L, Liu C
Epilepsy Res 2011 Nov;97(1-2):73-82. Epub 2011 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.07.006. PMID: 21820873
Progestogen deficiency and endometrial cancer risk.
Schindler AE
Maturitas 2009 Apr 20;62(4):334-7. Epub 2009 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.12.018. PMID: 19231117

Clinical prediction guides

Menstrual hygiene practices and associated factors among Indian adolescent girls: a meta-analysis.
Majeed J, Sharma P, Ajmera P, Dalal K
Reprod Health 2022 Jun 23;19(1):148. doi: 10.1186/s12978-022-01453-3. PMID: 35739585Free PMC Article
The severity of menstrual dysfunction as a predictor of insulin resistance in PCOS.
Brower M, Brennan K, Pall M, Azziz R
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013 Dec;98(12):E1967-71. Epub 2013 Oct 3 doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-2815. PMID: 24092831Free PMC Article
Progestogen deficiency and endometrial cancer risk.
Schindler AE
Maturitas 2009 Apr 20;62(4):334-7. Epub 2009 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.12.018. PMID: 19231117
Iron deficiency in childhood and adolescence: retrospective review.
Ferrara M, Coppola L, Coppola A, Capozzi L
Hematology 2006 Jun;11(3):183-6. doi: 10.1080/10245330600775105. PMID: 17325959
Plasma hormone profile in anovulation.
Wu CH, Mikhail G
Fertil Steril 1979 Mar;31(3):258-66. PMID: 571358

Recent systematic reviews

Menstrual hygiene practices and associated factors among Indian adolescent girls: a meta-analysis.
Majeed J, Sharma P, Ajmera P, Dalal K
Reprod Health 2022 Jun 23;19(1):148. doi: 10.1186/s12978-022-01453-3. PMID: 35739585Free PMC Article

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