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A member asked:
Always been having heavy periods, this leads to anemia, what could be the cause of those heavy periods i'm having please ?
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See your doctor: Menstrual bleeding typically does not lead to significant anemia, although this is why reproductive aged women tend toward iron deficiency. Bleeding enough to cause anemia warrants an evaluation to determine the cause. See your doctor.
Answered 5/19/2013
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