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A member asked:

How to manage heavy flow without tampons? cup?

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Dr. Carolyn Thompson answered

Options: Sanitary pads and menstrual cups are two options.

Dr Thanapathy agreed

Answered 8/10/2012

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Should you wear pads or tampons during heavy menstrual flow? Which is worse for hygiene?

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For the last 3 months my mensturation is 'weird'. It usually have heavy flows with lots of cramps now i hardly have cramps and the blood is dark and slimy - i hardly use a tampon because it is so little. Must i go see spesialist?

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A member asked:

Just got my first period since giving birth, flow was so heavy went through tampon, 2 pads, underware down to my sheets. Why so heavy now?

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I have been on lo loestrin fe for about 2 wks. Before bcp i would stay on 7 dys. Now somedays flow is heavy when wearing tampon but less with pads?

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Do i need to go see a doctor...i have been onmy period since july 29th...it was a slow flow for 2 weeks but thick and sometimes brown but the past 2 weeks has been so heavy im basically throwing tampons away. i am now feeling nauseous?

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