Uterine bleeding
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB)
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) (medically known as menorrhagia) refers to periods with unusually heavy bleeding or longer duration of bleeding.1 ‘Heavy’ means that your periods last longer than 7 days or that you lose more blood than usually lost during normal monthly periods.2
Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB)
Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) refers to any bleeding that is different from normal monthly periods1. Normal periods occur at an interval of 24 to 38 days, last for 2 to 7 days and result in a blood loss of 5 to 80 ml.2
Iron Deficiency Anaemia
Anaemia is a condition in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells in your body to carry sufficient oxygen to tissues of your body.1 In India, 57% of women aged between 15-49 years are anaemic.2
The most common type of anaemia is iron deficiency anaemia.3 Iron deficiency anaemia is a form of anaemia that occurs when your body doesn’t have enough iron to produce normal red blood cells.4
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
The onset of periods signifies an important change in girls’ lives. It initiates the transition to adulthood.1 She would benefit from her family and friends’ support at this point.2 Periods, however, are thought to be unclean or embarrassing.1 Many cultural beliefs and myths restrict women from daily activities and hygienic health practices, which may lead to adverse outcomes such as infection.3
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