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The past 2months my periods have been late by 5 days (normally have a 31 day cycle), then have extremely heavy bleeding with clots. what can this be?

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Dr. Douglas Lawson answered

Ovulation issue: It might be that you aren't ovulating regularly. It might be a good time to see a gynecologist about this issue. If you aren't wanting children right now, a birth control pill should help. If you are trying to conceive then this would be a good time to discuss the issue as well.

Answered 1/12/2015

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A member asked:

The past 2months my periods have been late by 5 days (normally have a 31 day cycle), then have extremely heavy bleeding with clots. what can this be?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Douglas Lawson answered

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