African journal of laboratory medicine

· 3 papers in corpus
observational 2025
doi:10.4102/ajlm.v14i1.2653 ·PMID:40356691

BACKGROUND: Menorrhagia, characterised by menstrual blood loss exceeding 80 mL per cycle, is a common issue in Western Kenya. However, there are insufficient data on how hormonal disorders contribute to its occurrence. OBJECTIVE: This stud…

observational 2024
doi:10.4102/ajlm.v13i1.2438 ·PMID:39364033

BACKGROUND: Despite the significant burden of menorrhagia (bleeding > 80 mL every menstrual cycle) among women in Western Kenya, it remains unknown whether coagulation disorders are an important underlying cause of this condition in the reg…

other 2023
doi:10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2027 ·PMID:37434992

BACKGROUND: Inappropriate testing remains a high healthcare cost driver. Tumour marker tests are more expensive than routine chemistry testing. Implementing test demand management systems like electronic gatekeeping (EGK) has reportedly dec…