Study found that heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is linked to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in young women, even without irregular menstruation.
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaMay 28 2024Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. In a recent study published in the journal BMC Medicine , researchers determined the relationship between heavy menstrual bleeding or menorrhagia and cardiovascular disease in the presence and absence of irregular menstruation among females hospitalized in the United States .
About the study In the present retrospective, cross-sectional study, researchers explored the influence of menorrhagia and irregular menstruation on cardiovascular disease risk. The researchers performed prosperity score matching and logistic regression modeling to determine the odds ratios for analysis. Study covariates included age, ethnicity, race, household income, primary payer, smoking status, alcohol intake, adiposity, hormonal or contraceptive use, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome , leiomyoma uterus, non-steroidal-type anti-inflammatory drug prescriptions, and anticoagulant medication use.
In contrast, menorrhagia did not show robust associations with cardiovascular disease events among hospitalized women aged above 40 years. Menorrhagia without irregular menstruation was robustly related to diabetes, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and MACE events. Menorrhagia with irregular menstruation showed strong relationships with atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease outcomes among young female hospitalizations.
Heart Heart Disease Alcohol Anemia Anticoagulant Atrial Fibrillation Blood Cardiovascular Disease Contraceptive Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes Exhaustion Heart Failure Hormone Hypoxia Iron Deficiency Medicine Menorrhagia Menstruation Metabolic Syndrome Oxygen Smoking Stroke Syndrome Uterus
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