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Light periods

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Light periods are a clinical finding in which there is very little blood loss with a woman's menstrual period.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Pelvis

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Why do I have light periods?

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How common are light periods?

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A 30-year old asked:

Light periods every now and then why?

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A 18-year old female asked:

What causes light periods 4 months in a row?

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A 37-year old asked:

How?Can?You tell?If?You have abnormal heavy or light periods?

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A 40-year old asked:

Should i be concerned about my having late and light periods for 4 months in a row?

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A 19-year old female asked:

Is it normal to have two light periods in a month?They were 2 weeks apart. I never had this happen before this is the first time

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A 22-year old female asked:

I have had two light periods lastin 2-3 days the past two month and this month i am late by about a week now. What could it be thats causing this to h?

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A 45-year old asked:

Can stress cause light periods ?

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A 32-year old asked:

I had light periods after sex. Why?

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A 36-year old asked:

Irregular light periods dark clumpy blood?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Having light periods even after having Primolut n?

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A 33-year old asked:

Is it possible to ovulate when you're just having light periods?

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A 23-year old female asked:

I have light periods means bleeding only for 2 days but every month?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Is it possible to have light periods even while u r estrogen dominant?

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A 20-year old female asked:

How long does the effects of postinor2 lasts when experiencing light periods?

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A 39-year old asked:

Is it normal to have a heavy period when you're used to having very light periods?

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A 42-year old asked:

Why do some girls get light periods and others get heavy? Seems to be a lot of variation.

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A 18-year old female asked:

I had a super heavy period and now I have had 3 light periods after it. What could that mean?

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A female asked:

Hi I have had 2 light periods now and I'm lactating I have done countless tests all are negative?

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A female asked:

Periods on time (28 days), but very light periods 2mths in a row. Pinkish but mostly brown. I'm 34yo. Scared that it's perimenopause.

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A 19-year old female asked:

19 f. Off bc pill 7 month . Lastima month period washington late but normal length now IV had 3 light periods this month. Dont know why.?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Ive been on the implano for almost a year last time I had sex was 3 weeks ago since then ive had 2 light periods and cant keep food down. Help?

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A 25-year old female asked:

My (light) periods do not flow out a lot (on the pad) but when I go to loo they come out a lot when pushing. What cud be the problem? Is this worrying

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A 30-year old asked:

Are light periods normal after pregnancy?

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A 43-year old asked:

Are light periods a symptom of infertility?

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A 24-year old female asked:

2 light periods in one month could i be pregnant?

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Are light periods in a woman a sign of infertility?

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A 46-year old asked:

Can not eating enough iron cause you to have ?Light periods?

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A 48-year old asked:

Is brown blood and light periods normal to have for a teenager?

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