The length of the sanitary napkins can be used as a handier index than pictorial blood loss assessment chart to predict the heavy menstrual bleeding.

Aim: Many women with inherited bleeding disorders are not diagnosed because of a lack of appropriate indicators. This study aimed to assess the predictability of the pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBAC) as an indicator of menorrhagia and identify an easy indicator of menorrhagia resulting from bleeding disorders.

Methods: A multicenter study enrolled 9 patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD), 23 hemophilia carriers, and 71 controls aged 20-45 years who completed PBACs for two menstrual cycles as well as questionnaires.