A patient reports long, heavy, irregular menses accompanied by headache and back pain for the past several months. Which of the following is the best term to use to document these symptoms?

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Menometrorrhagia is the most appropriate choice because it refers to irregular, heavy bleeding during menstruation. Polymenorrhea would refer to frequent periods, oligomenorrhea to infrequent periods, and hypermenorrhea to excessive bleeding during menstruation, but none of these terms capture the specific combination of symptoms described by the patient.

A Patient Reports Long, Heavy, Irregular Menses Accompanied by Headache