Some women have heavy bleeding during menstruation, which is also called menorrhagia. The signs and symptoms include changing one or more pad every hour, bleeding longer than a week, passing blood clots, feeling tired, anemia, and shortness of breath. It can be caused due to hormonal imbalance, uterine fibroids, polyps, cancer, etc.
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I am having ovarian cyst with heavy bleeding. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have an ovarian cyst on my left ovary that is 3.0×2.1x2.0 somewhat solid with no internal cystic structures or peripheral vascularity no free fluid. That is word for word on my documents. So my question is I have been bleeding dark blood for almost a month now. When I am more ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome back to icliniq.com. With a beta hCG of 816 and a cyst in the left adnexa with bleeding from vagina the first probable diagnosis is ectopic pregnancy. However, it is likely that it is an abortion of the tubal ectopic pregnancy which means that probably there was an ectopic pregnancy in... Read Full »
Why is there heavy menstrual flow with late secretory endometrium?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 40 years old. I have been suffering from heavy menstrual flow for the past 11 to 12 months. I had a heavy flow with clots for the last two months. Now, I have been menstruating for the past 10 days with heavy flow and clots. It started exactly at the cycle period date and continued f... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your biopsy report is good. The medicines you are taking are also good. But instead of taking hormones daily I recommend that you put in a hormone-releasing intrauterine device called Mirena. That remains in your uterus without problem. Delivers the hormones where they ... Read Full »