How to tackle heavy menstrual flow
January 23, 2009
Menorrhagia refers to the condition of heavy menstrual bleeding. Most women are likely to undergo this situation at some point of their lives. Medically, it is also called as hypermenorrhea.
Heavy menstrual bleeding relates to an increased flow of blood for a relatively longer duration. To be precise, women suffering from this irregularity suffer a loss of more than 80ml of menstrual blood during each period. Studies indicate that about eighteen million women between the age group of thirty-five and fifty-five suffer from menorrhagia.
The nature and rhythm of menstrual cycle and menstrual flow varies from one woman to another. Generally, the length of a normal menstrual cycle is 28 days. However, it might vary between 22 and 35 days. Menstrual flow refers to the number of days in which bleeding occurs during a menstrual period. In normal cases, menstrual flow can last up to a maximum of seven days and a minimum of three days. In most women menstrual bleeding is found to last for three days.
Hormonal imbalance is found to be the most common cause for menorrhagia. However, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), certain sexually transmitted diseases, tubular pregnancy, abortions, use of certain intrauterine device, etc are also found to increase the flow of menstrual periods. Irregularities in the regular functioning of the ovaries due to cysts, fibroids or tumors can also cause menorrhagia. In some women heavy menstrual bleeding is resulted by pelvic infections and thyroid imbalances.
A case of menorrhagia can be easily recognized since its characteristic symptom is increased menstrual flow that lasts continuously for more than seven days. In such case, the affected woman will be forced to change her sanitary pads frequently. The menstrual bleeding will contain larger blood clots and the person is likely to suffer from extreme tiredness and fatigue. Increased loss of blood might make the affected woman anemic as well.
If you find any of these symptoms, it is advisable to consult a health professional at the earliest. A physical examination along with pelvic analysis and certain other tests will help in a precise diagnosis of the condition.
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Thanks for putting this out there. I am one of those women who is almost 35 and uninsured. I have been suffering terribly from my cycle lasting almost 6 weeks a couple months ago and getting a three day reprieve and then starting again for almost 3 to 4 weeks. I have huge clotting which I never had this trouble before with my cycles. I’ve been super tired all the time. You know how when you stay up too late and have to get up within a few hours, that if you go back to sleep you wake up feeling worse than if you hadn’t slept at all? That feeling you have is how I feel all the time now. I’m always tired as if I can sleep anywhere. No matter how early I go to bed, I wake up feeling the same way. I’m weak and tired. I’m moving a lot slower than usual these days as if I’m older. I suffer from headaches and the cramping is unbearable. Even when I get my few days reprieve from my cycles, I’m not cramping, but the fatigue and headaches are ridiculous. I’m on a waiting list to go to the doctor, but I finally found a site that was right on with how I feel. Thanks. Hopefully nothing serious.