Which description describes both heavy menstrual bleeding and irregular cycles?

Which description describes both heavy menstrual bleeding and irregular cycles?

• A. Menorrhagia
• B. Metrorrhagia
• C. Polymenorrhea
• D. Menometrorrhagia

Answer: (D)

Patterns of menstrual bleeding describe how bleeding presents in terms of volume and timing. When the flow is heavy and the cycles are irregular, the term for this pattern is menometrorrhagia. It combines heavy flow during menses (menorrhagia) with bleeding at irregular intervals (metrorrhagia). If the bleeding is heavy but cycles are regular, that’s menorrhagia. If the bleeding occurs at irregular times without necessarily being heavy, that’s metrorrhagia. If cycles are very frequent, that’s polymenorrhea. So the description that includes both heavy bleeding and irregular cycles fits menometrorrhagia.

Patterns of menstrual bleeding describe how bleeding presents in terms of volume and timing. When the flow is heavy and the cycles are irregular, the term for this pattern is menometrorrhagia. It combines heavy flow during menses (menorrhagia) with bleeding at irregular intervals (metrorrhagia). If the bleeding is heavy but cycles are regular, that’s menorrhagia. If the bleeding occurs at irregular times without necessarily being heavy, that’s metrorrhagia. If cycles are very frequent, that’s polymenorrhea. So the description that includes both heavy bleeding and irregular cycles fits menometrorrhagia.