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I have been having 3week-1 month long periods w/ large clots. What could be causing the length and clots? Should I worry?

By August 29, 2008 - 4:39pm
 
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I'm Having Menstrual Bleeding for 3 Weeks. What's the cause?

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I'm 29 yrs. old and I've been having my menstrual cycle for 3 weeks to 1 month with about a 2 week break between each period. Along with my period I have huge clots. This has been happening since I had my daughter in 2006. I saw a doctor about it and he just put me on birth control pills to try and regulate it, but that just caused me to have blood clots in my lungs. I went on Coumadin and my period was normal while I was on the meds. Now I'm off Coumadin and my period went back to being long again and with the huge clots. Is there something my doctors should be testing for? Why am I having a 3 week menstrual cycle? Can this cause complications with conceiving again? What is wrong with my cycle?

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I'm 14 and my periods are lasting 3 weeks, it's not heavy and I only have 2 weeks I between what shall i do?

February 10, 2015 - 1:38pm
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Anonymous

i m 23 years old, a virgin, never uses extra medicine or birth control stuff... i m on my periods for 3 weeks now it stopped for 5 or 6 days after 2nd week... the bleeding is not heavy , hardly soak one pad a day... but i m worried

February 8, 2015 - 8:27am
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See a naturopath. I had my period for over a year and a half non stop, it was ruining my social life and my mood. The clots for two months were huge and painful, I was afraid to go out because sometimes without warning my body would just release the river Styx and there was no stopping it. I once sat on the toilet for 30 minutes and the bleeding was just insane, a non stop flow. My Doctor tried everything but I didn't feel like she was listening to me, to the point she had prescribed me cycloprone three times a day for five days - that's more than anyone should take ever! Iys obly meant to be taken for a maximum of three days, and can cause serious side effects if taken longer. I had had enough. Finally someone suggested a naturopath. I have never been happier. It took some time, but she was able to place me on the right path to get my hormones in balance and finally have my life back.
I highly suggest it! Doctors don't know anymore than you do.

February 5, 2015 - 9:08pm
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

Would love to hear how they helped. I'm goin through the same thing and have no idea why but it getting very expensive buying supplies

March 9, 2015 - 8:44am
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Anonymous

I am 19 and ive been bleeding for a month straight heavily using at least 8 pads a day and heavy blood clots, ive never been pregnant or on birth control what should I do?

February 3, 2015 - 8:49pm
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I had just turned 17 lately and have been having these periods that would last for a month at a time with a week and a half to two week paused intervals. This has been happening since July of 2014 and has not stopped and im rather concerned on what it is. I get little to no pain and its often very light, but will turn heavy for about a day or two. I also suffer extreme mood swings as well. One day I want to curl up and die and the next I cant control myself with extreme laughter. I also cannot eat anything nor look at any food items without feeling sick. Any recommendations on what I should do?

January 26, 2015 - 2:40am
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I am 29 years old I've been dealing with similar symptoms since I was 19 years old notice that there can be many causes they could be cancer could be home alone in balance it can also be at your environment you could be stressed emotionally physically diet can have things to do with itas well as exercise I find that when my body for me to stop the bleeding is usually when I get on a strict schedule nt only for my body was dietary means and physical means but emotional means it helps me to stabilize my mind my body and for some reason I usually don't have the prolonged periods and they don't come back so much as long as I keep my stress level down I'm usually pretty good and I do that by eating healthy and going to the gym on a regular basis around a regular clock where everything is scheduled and I know it's coming if I plan on things that I'm not stressed this is usually what keeps me from bleeding however when my stress levels are high especially when I lack sleep and I'm stressed I realize that I bleed more and that's what I've noticed personally through my experience

January 10, 2015 - 10:50am
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Anonymous

Pliz help, been having my pees for almost 3 weeks heavy and sometimes light.. Should i worry?

January 10, 2015 - 6:41am
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Anonymous

I'm sixteen years old and I've been on my period for about 3 weeks to a month and Im having big blood clots but i also haven't had a period for 3 years because I was put on the birth control shot it sucks that I'm still on my period and I've been having horrible pains anyone know what I should do?

December 27, 2014 - 9:11pm
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

See a doctor.

December 28, 2014 - 5:19am
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