Validating a pencil-and-paper measure of perimenopausal menstrual blood loss  Phyllis Kernoff Mansfield, PhD, Ann Voda, RN, PhD, Gary Allison, PhD  Women's Health Issues  Volume 14, Issue 6, Pages 242-247 (November 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.07.005 Copyright © 2004 Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Range of total fluid discharge/cycle within the study. There were 89 total cycles within the study. Women's Health Issues 2004 14, 242-247DOI: (10.1016/j.whi.2004.07.005) Copyright © 2004 Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Relationship between fluid discharge as log10(rate) in units of mL/hour for each menstrual product and the MVJ score selected by the participants for all products collected. Filled triangles indicate the mean of that MVJ score. Women's Health Issues 2004 14, 242-247DOI: (10.1016/j.whi.2004.07.005) Copyright © 2004 Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Example of a strong relationship between fluid discharge rate and MVJ score for a single individual. Women's Health Issues 2004 14, 242-247DOI: (10.1016/j.whi.2004.07.005) Copyright © 2004 Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Example of a poor relationship between fluid discharge rate and MVJ score for a single individual. Although there is a slight increasing trend, this relationship is not statistically significant. Women's Health Issues 2004 14, 242-247DOI: (10.1016/j.whi.2004.07.005) Copyright © 2004 Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health Terms and Conditions