Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Overview
Heavy menstrual bleeding (also known as menorrhagia) is a common disorder among women. It refers to menstrual bleeding lasting more than seven days and involves more blood flow than is typical during menstruation. In other words we can say that, it is excessive menstrual blood loss which interferes with a woman’s physical, social, emotional or material quality of life. For Illustration, woman have to take a leave from work/school because of inability to go out in public, inability to do household work or unable to carry day to day activities.
Symptoms / When to see a doctor.
- When amount of blood loss is more than 100 ml.
- 6 or more fully soaked pads in a day.
- When 3 or more tampons are used per day.
- When menstrual cup collects more than 30 ml in a day.
- Need to change the pad every hour or few hours in a row.
- When there is Soaking/Staining of clothes.
- Passing of clots.
- Period lasting for more than 8 days.
- Symptoms of anemia, such as tiredness, fatigue or shortness of breath.
Causes
- Fibroids
- Polyp
- Blood coagulation disorder.
- Thyroid disorder
- Drugs and Medications
- Hormonal cause
- Uterus, cervical cancer
- HTN, Diabetes