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Irregular periods

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This term signifies irregular menstrual cycles. A woman may complain of frequent or infrequent periods (oligomenorrhoea).

Frequent periods are often the result of anovulatory menstrual cycles. It may be difficult for a woman complaining of frequent periods to discriminate menstrual and intermenstrual loss.

Reference

  1. Munro MG, Critchley HOD, Fraser IS. The two FIGO systems for normal and abnormal uterine bleeding symptoms and classification of causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in the reproductive years: 2018 revisions. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018 Dec;143(3):393-408.

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