Screening Bleeding Disorders in Adolescents and Young Women with Menorrhagia

Kilic S. C., SARPER N., ZENGİN E., Gelen S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, vol.30, no.2, pp.168-176, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tjh.2011.0048
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.168-176
  • Keywords: Menorrhagia, Bleeding disorder, von Willebrand disease, Platelet aggregation defects, VON-WILLEBRAND-DISEASE, MENSTRUAL BLOOD-LOSS, THROMBASTHENIA, MANAGEMENT, SYMPTOMS, SPECTRUM
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Chronic menorrhagia causes anemia and impairment of life quality. In this study the aim was the screening of bleeding disorders in adolescents and young women with menorrhagia.