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Heavy periods

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Excessive menstrual bleeding is a clinical finding in which a woman bleeds significantly with her menstruation, often due to bleeding disorders or issues with her uterus like fibroids.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

Is a type of:

Abnormal vaginal bleeding

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Pelvis, Lower abdomen

Is Symptom of

Menopause
Condition
Hypothyroidism (adult)
Condition
Hypothyroidism
Condition
Ectopic pregnancy
Condition
Hashimoto's disease (thyroiditis)
Condition
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Is a Side Effect of

Promacta
Tinidazole
Extavia
Mifepristone
Betaseron

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Heavy periods
Estradiol valerate and dienogest
3.5
44 reviews
Levonorgestrel
3.3
22 reviews
Tranexamic acid
3.1
40 reviews
Meclofenamate
2.9
60 reviews
Natazia
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