oligomenorrhagia

noun

Infrequent but heavy menstrual flow.

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Meanings

nounoligomenorrhagia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineInfrequent but heavy menstrual flow.

    Previously, it was assumed that PCOS presented in the young adult with oligomenorrhagia and infertility.

    2013, Liane Deligdisch, Nathan G. Kase, Carmel J. Cohen, Altchek's Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 263
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    It seems to be definitely established that patients with hyperthyroidism often have oligomenorrhagia or amenorrhoea and that removal of the hypersecreting gland may cause the menstrual cycle to return to normal.

    1927, Medical Journal of Australia

    The emmenagogues (agents that promote the menstrual discharge) are used for the indication of secondary amenorrhagia and oligomenorrhagia. The emmenagogue effect can be released by direct or indirect stimulation of the uterus.

    2001, Finn Sandberg, Desmond Corrigan, Natural Remedies: Their Origins and Uses, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 86

    Persons with congenital obstructive lesions present with complaints of cyclic abdominal and pelvic pain, primary amenorrhea, oligomenorrhagia, and dysmenorrhea.

    2007, Andrew I. Sokol, Eric R. Sokol, General Gynecology: The Requisites in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN

    ... oligomenorrhoea is a more frequent outcome due to the persistence or regrowth of endometrium. Successful treatment is therefore usually taken as amenorrhoea or oligomenorrhagia.

    2007, Pankaj Desai, Recent Trends in Obstetrics and Gynecology, BI Publications Pvt Ltd, →ISBN, page 104

Origin

From oligo- + menorrhagia.

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