oligomenorrhagia

English

Etymology

oligo- +‎ menorrhagia.

Noun

oligomenorrhagia (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Infrequent but heavy menstrual flow.
   • 1927, Medical Journal of Australia:

     It seems to be definitely established that patients with hyperthyroidism often have oligomenorrhagia or amenorrhoea and that removal of the hypersecreting gland may cause the menstrual cycle to return to normal.

   • 2001, Finn Sandberg, Desmond Corrigan, Natural Remedies: Their Origins and Uses, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 86:

     The emmenagogues (agents that promote the menstrual discharge) are used for the indication of secondary amenorrhagia and oligomenorrhagia. The emmenagogue effect can be released by direct or indirect stimulation of the uterus.

   • 2007, Andrew I. Sokol, Eric R. Sokol, General Gynecology: The Requisites in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN:

     Persons with congenital obstructive lesions present with complaints of cyclic abdominal and pelvic pain, primary amenorrhea, oligomenorrhagia, and dysmenorrhea.

   • 2007, Pankaj Desai, Recent Trends in Obstetrics and Gynecology, BI Publications Pvt Ltd, →ISBN, page 104:

     ... oligomenorrhoea is a more frequent outcome due to the persistence or regrowth of endometrium. Successful treatment is therefore usually taken as amenorrhoea or oligomenorrhagia.

   • 2013, Liane Deligdisch, Nathan G. Kase, Carmel J. Cohen, Altchek's Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 263:

     Previously, it was assumed that PCOS presented in the young adult with oligomenorrhagia and infertility.