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Table 2 Menstrual pattern within 12 months postpartum between Bakri balloon group vs control group

From: Menstrual and reproductive outcomes after use of balloon tamponade for severe postpartum hemorrhage

 

Bakri balloon only (n = 39)

Control (n = 161)

p-value; MD; (95% CI)

Duration of breastfeeding postpartum (months)

4.41 (6.05); median 1.5 range 0–24 m

3.25 (4.44); median 2.0 range 0–30 m

0.176; 1.16 (− 0.52 to 2.84)

Return of menses after delivery (months)

4.43 (4.68)

4.95 (3.24)

0.42; −0.51 (−1.77 to 0.74)

Menstrual pattern within 12 months postpartum

 No return of menses

0

1

1.00

 Cycle regularity

  

0.47

  Regular 28 (±7) day cycles

34 (87.2%)

141 (88.1%)

 

  Short (< 21 day) or long (> 35 day) cycles

3 (7.7%)

16 (10.0%)

 

  Totally irregular cycles

2 (5.1%)

3 (1.9%)

 

 Duration of flow

  

0.41

  Little flow < 2 days

0 (0.0%)

3 (1.9%)

 

  Normal flow (3–7 days)

35 (89.7%)

148 (92.5%)

 

  Prolonged flow (> 7 days)

4 (10.3%)

9 (5.6%)

 

 Amount of flow

  

0.172

  Heavy

6 (15.4%)

23 (14.4%)

 

  Normal

26 (66.7%)

124 (77.5%)

 

  Scanty

7 (17.9%)

13 (8.1%)

 

 Presence of dysmenorrhoea

  

0.46

  No dysmenorrhoea

31 (79.5%)

136 (85.0%)

 

  Mild

8 (20.5%)

22 (13.8%)

 

  Severe requiring medication

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.2%)

 
  1. MD Mean difference, CI Confidence interval
  2. †One patient with prolong secondary amenorrhoea was excluded from subsequent analysis