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Patients less than 18\u2009years old presenting to a single academic children's hospital ED between 2010 and 2020 with a chief complaint of heavy menstrual bleeding were included. Patient demographics were collected, along with a 10-point scale of provider documentation of specific medical and menstrual history components and required laboratory workup. Planned treatment plans were collected, as well as hospital admissions and return ED visits (within 3 weeks).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Total number of patients was 267 (n\u2009=\u2009106 pre- and n\u2009=\u2009161 post-), with similar distribution of age ranges between groups (14.6 [2.2] and 14.5 [2.0], <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.73). On the 10-point scale of required history and laboratory evaluations, postimplementation patients received 1.9 more points than the precohort (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Age (\u22120.22 [95% confidence interval {CI} \u22120.36 to \u22120.08]) and evaluation by a trainee physician (0.75, [95% CI 0.09 to 1.41]) were also associated with significant differences in point totals. Documentation of outpatient follow-up with primary care physician or an adolescent medicine\/gynecology specialist significantly increased (50% and 90% <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). 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