heavy periods
Intense monthly bleeding
Heavy periods, also called heavy menstrual bleeding or menorrhagia, involve unusually large blood loss during menstruation—enough to soak through pads or tampons frequently, pass large clots, or interfere with daily activities.
The condition has various causes and often warrants medical attention: She finally saw a doctor about her heavy periods.
- menstrualOf monthly uterine cycles
- time of the monthMenstrual phase
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- crampsInvoluntary muscle tightening
- flowUnbroken forward movement
clots · anemia · fatigue · pads · menstrual cup · changing pads · tampons · flooding · painful · iron · iron deficiency · exhaustion · uterus · hormones · fibroids · endometriosis · gynecologist · bloating
- hormonal symptomsmood swings, bloating, hot flashes, cramps, weight gain
- menstrual problemsamenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, irregular cycles, abnormal bleeding, spotting
- uterine conditionsuterine fibroids, uterine cancer, fibroids, myoma, uterine atony
- iron deficiencyiron deficiency, low iron, anemia, low hemoglobin, chlorosis