What is considered a heavy period?

Technically...: A "normal" period is defined as approx. 30 cc of fluid. Anything over 80 cc is defined as abnormal (ly heavy.)Hope this helps.

Menorrhagia: 1.hormone imbalance--estrogen/progesterone-imbalance:endometrium developes in excess--heavy period 2.Dysfunction of ovariesif ovary does not release an egg--Anovulation-your body will not make progesterone--results in hormone imbalance --heavy bleed 3.uterine fibroids 4.polyps--growths in the uterous 5.Adenomyosis: 6.IUD :devises 7.cancer 8:medications9.bleeding disorders 9. infection

12 pads/day or more: Heavy periods are periods that soak a pad in less than an hour or last more than 7 days. If you are anemic from your periods they are too heavy.