Physiological AdaptationQuestion 1991 of 2368

A client reports soaking through a pad every hour during menstruation. Which term describes this finding?

  1. Metrorrhagia
  2. Menorrhagia
  3. Oligomenorrhea
  4. Dysmenorrhea
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Correct answer: Menorrhagia

Menorrhagia is very heavy menstrual bleeding. Metrorrhagia is bleeding between periods.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Reproductive Concepts: Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026