How to Reduce Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Many women experience extreme heavy menstrual bleeding, called Menorrhagia. Menorrhagia is caused by hormonal imbalances or uterine fibroids and can be treated with medical care.

Signs of Menorrhagia include:

Menstrual flow that soaks through one or more sanitary pads or tampons every hour for several consecutive hours

The need to use double sanitary protection to control your menstrual flow

The need to change sanitary protection during the night

Menstrual period that lasts longer than seven days

Menstrual flow that includes large blood clots

Heavy menstrual flow that interferes with your regular lifestyle

Constant pain in your lower abdomen during menstrual period

Irregular menstrual periods

Tiredness, fatigue or shortness of breath (symptoms of anemia)

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Seek Medical Attention immediately. The doctor will be able to examine you and offer solutions to solving the problem. Keeping a log of how many pads/tampons you go through per hour or per day will help your doctor determine the blood flow. Be sure to record the strength of the pad or tampon (regular, super, super plus, etc.)

2. In the meantime, take ibuprofen to help reduce blood flow.

3. Get plenty of rest

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid taking ASPIRIN as this may worsen the problem

Resources

• Mayo Clinic
• WebMD

[Tinafaye]

on 9/23/2009 Ibuprofen or any other NSAID does not lighten the period of the flow nor does it descrease heavy blood flow. The only thing that it does is increases the comfort level in terms of pain and inflammation.

[lovelylesbian06]

on 3/31/2008 My step-daughter is 16 years of age and first started her period in March of 2007. April and May, she didnt have a period and June she did. It lasted about a week or two, then stopped; but started back up again within days. She has now had an ongoing period for the last 8 months and can not get it to stop. These periods are so heavy that she is literally changing her pad ever 10-30 mins. where the pad is completely soacked and overflowed with blood. I have taken her to the ER and had numerous tests done, yet no one can seem to figure out where this is coming from, or how to stop it. If anyone has any advice or is going through or has gone through the same thing, please let me know! Thanks so much!

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[grouch]

on 12/20/2007 Great list of warning signs. Thanks for all the information.

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