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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Women Health. 2010 Mar;50(2):195–211. doi: 10.1080/03630241003705037

Table 1.

Study Participants

Eligible
Participants
Focus Group
Participants

Total 69 25

Age (Mean, range) 35.2 years (19-51) 36.2 years (20-50)

Bleeding pattern (n, col%)
Heavy 64 (93%) 24 (96%)
Irregular 67 (97%) 24 (96%)
>8 days 44 (64%) 18 (72%)

Participants who reported having uterine
fibroids or polyps causing bleeding
26 (38%) 8 (32%)

Participants who reported that their
medications or other medical problems
were the cause of their bleeding
15 (22%) 10 (40%)

Participants who reported both structural
and systemic causes
5 (7%) 4 (17%)

Participants who did not report a known
reason for their bleeding
33(48%) 10 (42%)
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