Association between menstrual pad usage, self-reported symptoms, and menstrual blood loss measured by the alkaline hematin method
This study found a discrepancy between self-reported and objectively measured heavy menstrual bleeding. Heavy menstrual bleeding is associated with greater pad usage per cycle, however there is overlap in pad usage between participants with normal and heavy menstrual bleeding. Accurate quantification of menstrual blood is crucial for clinical management and research, as self-reported measures may not reliably identify heavy menstrual bleeding.
Authors
- L. Elaine Waetjen
- Ram Parvataneni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4862-3429)
- Vanessa L. Jacoby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7570-6778)
- Jennifer C. Fung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1750-4673)
- Jacqueline Fahey
- Ana Cachau-Hansgardh
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Theranova (United States) (US)
- University of California San Francisco Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114536
- Primary Topic
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development