A member asked:

I use super plus tampons and i have to change it every 3 to 4 hours. is this normal ? can i have menorrhagia ? i also have severe cramps.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

Maybe: It might be normal or not. A GYN MD visit cataloging your past 3 to 6 menstrual cycles is far more accurate to make that determination from your history than this forum sight unseen.

Answered 5/30/2016

1.3k views

Thank

More of what we treat

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

I use super plus tampons and i have to change it every 3 to 4 hours. is this normal ? can i have menorrhagia ? i also have severe cramps.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

Related Questions

A member asked:

Menorrhagia x1yr. Low h/h now get IV Fe. US saw 2.5cm hypoechoic mass in uterus w/o blood flow. Abd cramps, no appetite. Fam hist uterine cx. Ideas?

A member asked:

Should I bring up my heavy periods at my doctors? I usually have to change pads every 2 hrs or my tampons every 45 mins which I think is heavy but idk

A member asked:

Week late period, but came on this morning, extremely heavy, changing tampons every hour, severe pain/cramps. Any ideas?

A member asked:

Had two periods a month February through April. Super heavy flow (super plus tampon every one to two hours). Now back to once a month periods but still heavy flow and cramps that make me feel nauseous, light headed and make it hard to even move?

A member asked:

My beginning for to my last period was Nov 16,2015 but I've had symptoms sore breasts headache almost everyday minor cramps and aches I thought I was pregnant but today Jan 4 I began to bleed so far I have changes the tampons super every 2 hours and they

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

Heavy periods, soak super+ tampons <1h large clots. Debilitating cramps. started 1yr ago. Now on IV Fe. Early satiety. Fibroids/Cancer? Normal?

My last two cycles I've been had very heavy periods completely soaking Super Plus tampons every hour and passing large golf ball clots is that normal?

I been on trinessa (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol) bcp for a month now. During green pills I've had very heavy periods for 6 days. Usually change tampon every 2 3 hrs. Is this normal?

I'm overflowing a super plus tampon every 30 minutes all day,painful cramps,have hypothyroidism. Is this normal?

Ques for a friend: menorrhagia, lots of cramps. Previous c-section, tubal ligation, no bc needed. Pros/cons IUD vs surgical removal of lining?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?