RESUMEN
The health promotion programs should explore practical and realistic ways of assisting women, in order to integrate general behaviors into their daily life, resulting in a healthy life style with a low risk of many health problems as menorrhagia. The aim of the study was to explore the effect of life style modification on the health promotion of women with menorrhagia. An intervention design was used to conduct the study. A purposive sample was chosen. It consisted of 118 women complaining of menorrhagia, attending MCH center at Abbassia Zone and the Outpatient Clinic of Ain Shams Maternity Hospital. They were used for assessing women condition [physical and psychological]: 1] An interviewing questionnaire for assessing the socio-demographic characteristics, medical history, and women's complaints related to menorrhagia, 2] Pictorial Chart for assessment of menstrual blood loss, 3] Life Style Assessment Scale, 4] Illustrated handout including instruction related to health behaviors. Revealed that most of women had unhealthy behavior before intervention, but through gradual and regular emphasizing of healthy behavior, their improvement was statistically highly significant. The study concluded that the life style modification has a positive impact on the health of women with menorrhagia. The study recommended the need for developing awareness programs and handouts regarding women's health issues as menorrhagia emphasizing on self-care aspects and healthy life style