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My periods have always lasted 7-10 days and been extremely heavy, the last few months i get 1 day bleeding and 2 days spotting... what could it be?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Nice improvement: It sounds like your periods are now higher and shorter. This likely represents a nice positive change for you and is not likely to indicate a problem.

Answered 5/12/2017

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A member asked:

My periods have always lasted 7-10 days and been extremely heavy, the last few months i get 1 day bleeding and 2 days spotting... what could it be?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

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