Question

heavy and irregular menstrual periods is referred to as:
menometrorrhagia
dysmenorrhea
oligomenorrhea
metrorrhagia

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each term:

• Menometrorrhagia: Defined as heavy (menorrhea - excessive menstrual flow) and irregular (metrorrhagia - irregular uterine bleeding, often between periods) menstrual periods.
• Dysmenorrhea: Painful menstruation, not about flow/irregularity.
• Oligomenorrhea: Infrequent menstrual periods (longer than 35 days apart), not heavy/irregular in the same way.
• Metrorrhagia: Irregular uterine bleeding (between periods), but not specifically heavy menstrual flow.

So Menometrorrhagia matches heavy + irregular periods.

Answer:

A. Menometrorrhagia