Effects of anemia and iron deficiency on quality of life in women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 654-660

  Peuranpää, Pirkko ^a   Heliövaara Peippo, Satu ^a   Fraser, Ian ^b   Paavonen, Jorma ^c   Hurskainen, Ritva ^a  

^a HYVINKÄÄ HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anemia; heavy menstrual bleeding; iron deficiency; menorrhagia; quality of life

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; LEVONORGESTREL RELEASING INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WELLBEING;

ANEMIA; HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING; IRON DEFICIENCY; MENORRHAGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANXIETY; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; IRON; LEVONORGESTREL; LINEAR MODELS; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84902806776     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12394     Document Type: Article

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