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

Objective To assess the impact of anemia and iron deficiency on health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in women treated for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). Design Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Setting Five university hospitals in Finland. Sample A total of 236 women referred f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica 2014-07, Vol.93 (7), p.654-660
Hauptverfasser:	Peuranpää, Pirkko, Heliövaara-Peippo, Satu, Fraser, Ian, Paavonen, Jorma, Hurskainen, Ritva
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anemia Anemia - drug therapy Anemia - etiology Anemia - psychology Anxiety - diagnosis Contraceptive Agents, Female - administration & dosage Depression - diagnosis Female Ferritins - analysis Follow-Up Studies heavy menstrual bleeding Hemoglobins - analysis Humans Hysterectomy - psychology Intrauterine Devices, Medicated Iron - deficiency Iron - therapeutic use Levonorgestrel - administration & dosage Linear Models menorrhagia Menorrhagia - complications Menorrhagia - drug therapy Menorrhagia - surgery Middle Aged Quality of Life Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective To assess the impact of anemia and iron deficiency on health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in women treated for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). Design Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Setting Five university hospitals in Finland. Sample A total of 236 women referred for HMB. Methods Women were randomized to treatment with hysterectomy or a levonorgestrel‐releasing intrauterine system. We defined groups based on women's pretreatment hemoglobin [hemoglobin
ISSN:	0001-6349 1600-0412
DOI:	10.1111/aogs.12394