• Lamia Yusuf.
• Dr. Lamia Yusuf, MBBS, FCPS, MHPE. Assistant Professor (Gynaecology / Obstetrics), Rashid Latif Medical College/ Arif Memorial teaching Hospital, Lahore, Pakistany.
• Pak J Med Sci. 2018 Nov 1; 34 (6): 1435-1438.

Background And ObjectiveMenorrhagia is one of the common complaints presenting in gynaecology outdoor and clinics. Menorrhagia is defined as excessive uterine bleeding occurring at regular intervals or prolonged uterine bleeding lasting for more than seven days. This is a very distressing condition effecting almost all ages, and has multiple causes. The objective of this study was to determine effect of menorrhagia on quality of life of a woman.MethodsIt was a case control study, conducted at Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital Lahore from January 2017 to December 2017. It included 230 women. Out of these, 150 women who had menorrhagia were included in Group A (cases). Group B included 80 women accompanying them and have normal menstrual cycles (controls).ResultsThe mean age of the participants was 35.56±8.85 years. Duration of menorrhagia was more than 4 years in 11% of the patients, 22% had menorrhagia for 1-2 years and 1.2% for three months. Among all age groups, quality of life was better in female without menorrhagia as compared to female with menorrhagia (p-value <0.001).ConclusionHealth care providers should have knowledge to treat patients with menorrhagia, also future qualitative studies should be done to determine perception of patients regarding treatment and management of menorrhagia.

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