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However, seeking medical advice might be delayed until patients develop several clinical consequences.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>To assess the prevalence and awareness of HMB among the Saudi female population and measures that are commonly used to control the bleeding.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is a cross\u2010sectional study where a trained study team member carried out a survey. The survey includes patient demographics and medications history, comorbidities, blood transfusion, and patient perception about her period. HMB was defined as bleeding lasting &gt;7\u2009days, flooding or changing protection more than every 2 hours, and passing clots &gt;1 in. in diameter.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Four hundred and thirty\u2010one women were evaluated for HMB with a median age of 27.72\u2009\u00b1\u20097.75. 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