Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Heavy menstrual bleeding symptoms include soaking through one or more sanitary pads or tampons every hour for several consecutive hours, passing blood clots larger than a quarter, needing to change sanitary products during the night, and experiencing fatigue or shortness of breath.

Natural Remedies for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Causes of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

  • Fibroids: Noncancerous growths in the uterus
  • Polyps: Abnormal tissue growth in the lining of the uterus
  • Endometriosis: Tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus
  • Adenomyosis: The tissue that lines the uterus grows into the muscular wall of the uterus
  • PCOS: Hormonal disorder causing enlarged ovaries with small cysts on the outer edges
  • Thyroid disorders: Imbalance in thyroid hormone levels
  • Bleeding disorders: Conditions affecting the blood's ability to clot
  • Cancer: Uterine, cervical, or ovarian cancer

Biomarkers For Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

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