Disorders of hemostasis and excessive menstrual bleeding: prevalence and clinical impact.
The prevalence and impact of most underlying disorders of hemostasis are reviewed in women with excessive menstrual bleeding. The most common underlying bleeding disorder is von Willebrand disease, which occurs in only 1% to 2% of the general population but in approximately 13% of women with excessive menstrual bleeding.
Lukes
Andrea S
AS
Women's Hemostasis and Thrombosis Clinic, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. lukes001@mc.duke.edu
Kadir
Rezan A
RA
Peyvandi
Flora
F
Kouides
Peter A
PA
D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008598:Menstruation / Q000097:blood; D015995:Prevalence; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy