O fluxo menstrual normal dura cerca de 5 dias e produz uma perda total de sangue de 60 a 250 ml e ocorre a cada 28 dias. Há várias causas de sangramento vaginal anormal e um exame cuidadoso realizado por um médico é geralmente a melhor forma de classificar a origem do sangramento.
Data da revisão:
5/31/2012
Revisão feita por:
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.