heavy periods and anemia

Does anybody else experience fibroids, heavy bleeding and anemia symptoms? Also, I dont have much pain during my periods, just heavy bleeding..plus this is causing my anxiety to go crazy!!

hello. when you are having heavy periods that means iron deficiency . bcoz this happen with my sister and she went to doctor and doctor told her that this is normal but you have to take iron supplement and it will be normal when you get married . And also my sister is 19 years too. you shud eat well. best of luck.

My test revealed very low ferritin levels and blood count, my doctor told me that my blood volume was 66% of what it needed to be. I do not have heavy periods and eat only grains, vegetables, fruit, and 1/2 -1 lb meat a day to fuel my exercise. I have been taking iron three times a day and a month later, my iron has improved but my blood count has not. How long can I expect before the blood count is up? Should I be even more concerned than these two symptoms? What should I be looking for?

Re-doing question -spelling in first one. Heavy(hemmoraging periods last one 42 days) Cannot do the traditional birth control route - severe reaction to first pill. 4 Fibroids in muscle? Enlarged uterus 12 weeks size. Waiting for MRI test in Feb. Told not a good candidate for ablasion. So... option is hysterctomy. Anemic cannot get iron up. Tests -biopsy, colonoscopy and Vag.Ultrasound. Blood work thyroid normal B12 high, below 5 ferritin, low hem 105. Taking 2 iron pills.

In the pursuit of getting scheduled for this cataract surgery, I was diagnosed with severe anemia, and cataract surgery postponed until the source of anemia was determined. I had an ultrasound 2 weeks ago and was notified yesterday that I have a cyst on my ovary, and I may have adenomyosis. I have extremely heavy periods, such that I soak the largest, most absorbent pad in less than an hour, sometimes in less than half an hour.

I am hearing conflicting information and am wondering if anyone knows the answer. First, can this kind of anemia cause Hair loss? Second, can it make menstural cycles longer?

She is iron deficient from her heavy iron loss in her periods. This produces her anemia and secondary symptoms. She needs to be on iron replacement therapy and this should be guided by her doctor thru prescription strength supplementation. Once on iron her CBC should be monitored so that improvments are documented and that she feels better too, (this can take only a few days)...

I do have severly heavy periods. but even with the transfusions it doesnt go higher than 10.

Addendum: But yes, you should see your doctor. If you're that tired, you may have anemia, and a simple blood test will detect this and the type, if you do. And regarding the getting your period no later than a few hours after being intimate with your boyfriend... Do you mean since this three-week thing started?

I am 50 and have cardiac problem along with GERD, I have been having a cycle every 16 to 18 days would not worry about it except I am on plavix and been experience extreme anemia to the point the hemoglobin was 7 and the ferrtin non-existence had to have a blood transfusion and IV iron, I am not sure if the plavix or one of the other meds I am on is causing the period to be so frequent I take norvacs, tekturnia, troprol XL, imdur, spironolactone, crestor, kapidex, carafate, and asprin (my cyc

with the first 2 days spotting then like 7 days heavy, heavy, heavy and then like 3 days of light to spotting ... and with painful cramping the whole times.. i had the endometrial ablation done and it was 6 weeks of hell and then i still had no improvement. i was supposed to go to the next yrly exam but the doc could not make it so they cancelled on me...

I have been having irregular non-stop menstrual cycles wait clots that can last 3 months at a time with maybe a couple days to months in between without having one. I got on birth control when I was thirteen, now 18, because of irregular periods. I got off 2 years ago exactly and wasn't having any problems till about December 2013 when I suddenly stopped having one for 6 months and now since then I been having them really badly.

You should see a doctor, and between heavy, irregular periods and bad cramps, birth control might be a good option for you. Keep in mind that the first few years after getting your period, your period can be highly irregular. I remember going for 5 months at a time the first couple of years.

I have had iron deficient anemia. They ran all kinds of tests to ensure I wasn't bleeding internally and then we determined that my very heavy periods were the cause. Had a uterine ablation and solved the problem.

1st day spotting, 2nd day EXTREMELY heavy but no cramps, I'm talking the largest most absorbent pad fully soaked in 30 minutes to an hour (no cramps though) until about lunchtime, then NOTHING until the next day about lunch time, which then usually started with a LARGE cramp that very much feels like an after-labor pain you get when breastfeeding your newborn a few hours after delivery. It came out with a huge gush and lots of large clots.

My doctor said it could be a combination of the medication and heavy periods.

Her hematologist kept on telling that its only anemia and only requested for CBC. What should I advise to her? And is it really only anemia?

I was feeling better for a while after that and my amemia got better, and my periods got shorter and not as heavy. I actually had a few that were almost normal, meaning they lasted a little over a week. BUT.. I am now again going back down hill.. I am on my period now and it has been 2 months straight of constant bleeding. I sleep all the time, I am tired all the time, I am in a very bad mood alot, angry at everything in life!

I'm having irregular periods and i got periods after 6 months. Now still bleeding for 12 days. Why will be the reason?

I had much of the same issues, along with irregular/heavy periods. I thought it was stress and anemia. When I went in and had bloodwork done, it turned out to be my thyroid AND almost completely depleted iron stores.

I have IBS and Anemia and trust me i know what you are going through. If you have IBS its means that your body has trouble diagesting iron and other nutritents. This could be why you are anemic, your body isn't absorbing enough iron. I have IBS constipation and the only way for me to gain control was to drastically change my diet and it's working so far. My sister however, suffers IBS diarrhea and the only way for her to gain control was to take diarrhea tablets and to change her diet.

Okay, well. That is a long time to have heavy bleeding. Heavy bleeding is defined as changing a pad or tampon every hour to two hours. Is it that often? But in general, that is a pretty long time to have bleeding. Likely just a hormonal issue after taking plan B which is a big dose of hormones (how it works). Did you take it within 72 hours after having sex? Just checking on that. But bleeding for that long is not really good for us and you begin to worry about anemia.

Causes of menorrhagia are hormonal imbalance, fibroids (benign (non-cancerous) tumors that often occur in the uterus of women during their thirties or forties), uterine cysts(ovarian cysts) and polyps(cervical or endometrial). Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUD’s) and pelvic inflammatory disease may also lead to excessive bleeding. In my opinion, physical and pelvic examination along with blood tests and ultrasound pelvis are required to make a diagnosis.

my prom is tomorrow and my periods are really heavy is there anything i can do to slow it down.

Like another comment said, birth control can help with long or heavy periods. It has been prescribed by many doctors for those specific reasons.

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