Menstrual Disorders

Menstrual disorders include: Dysmenorrhea refers to painful cramps during menstruation. Premenstrual syndrome refers to physical and psychological symptoms occurring prior to menstruation. Menorrhagia is heavy bleeding, including prolonged menstrual periods or excessive bleeding during a normal-length period.

What are the most common menstrual irregularities?

The most common menstrual irregularities include:

• Amenorrhea: absence of menstrual periods.
• Oligomenorrhea: Infrequent menstrual periods that occur more than 35 days apart.
• Menorrhagia: Heavy menstrual periods.
• Prolonged menstrual bleeding: Bleeding that exceeds eight days.
• Dysmenorrhea: painful menstrual periods.