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Table 3 Frequency of bleeding symptoms: Comparison of diagnosed women with uterine fibroids and women without a diagnosis of uterine fibroids

From: Prevalence, symptoms and management of uterine fibroids: an international internet-based survey of 21,746 women

 

Women with a diagnosis of uterine fibroids

Women without a diagnosis of uterine fibroids

p-value*

Total N

1,533

20,213

 

% of women with symptom

   

   Heavy menstrual bleeding

59.8%

37.4%

p < 0.001

   Prolonged duration of menstrual bleeding

37.3%

15.6%

p < 0.001

   Bleeding between periods

33.3%

13.5%

p < 0.001

   Frequent periods (i.e. periods occur more often than just every 24 days)

28.4%

15.2%

p < 0.001

   Irregular/unpredictable periods

36.3%

23.9%

p < 0.001

   Light menstrual bleeding

10.9%

18.7%

p < 0.001

   Absent periods

13.9%

11.8%

0.015

Infrequent periods (i.e. periods occur less often than every 38 days)

16.7%

14.8%

0.048

Shortened duration of menstrual bleeding

13.1%

15.5%

0.012

  1. *χ2-test applied