title: Disorders of hemostasis and excessive menstrual bleeding: prevalence and clinical impact.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Women's Hemostasis and Thrombosis Clinic, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. lukes001@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Andrea S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lukes
authors.forename: Rezan A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kadir
authors.forename: Flora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Peyvandi
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kouides
mesh_terms: 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