The intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD, or coil).Women with an underactive thyroid gland may have heavy periods. For example, this occurs in some women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Periods can be irregular and sometimes heavy if you do not ovulate every month. Cancer of the lining of the womb (endometrial cancer).Other conditions of the womb - for example:.They often cause no problems, but sometimes cause symptoms such as heavy periods. These are non-cancerous (benign) growths in the muscle of the womb. If you are a teenager and have heavy periods, you have a good chance that they will settle down over a few years and become less heavy. At these times you may find your periods are irregular as well as heavy. Heavy periods due to dysfunctional uterine bleeding seem to be more common in the first few years after starting periods, and also in the months running up to the menopause. Ovulation is often normal and the periods are usually regular. In this condition, the womb (uterus) and ovaries are normal. When the cause is unknown, this is called dysfunctional uterine bleeding or idiopathic menorrhagia. In other cases, something causes the heavy periods. Often no specific cause for heavy periods is found. Menorrhagia can occur alone or in combination with other symptoms. For example, if it stops you doing normal activities such as going out, working or shopping. Also, that the blood loss interferes with your quality of life. Menorrhagia means heavy periods that recur each month.Restriction to your normal lifestyle because of heavy bleeding.You need double sanitary protection (tampons and towels).You need frequent changes of sanitary towels or tampons.Flooding through to clothes or bedding.For practical purposes, a period is probably heavy if it causes one or more of the following:.However, it is difficult to measure the amount of blood that you lose during a period. A heavy period is a blood loss of 80 ml or more.Bleeding can last up to eight days but bleeding for five days is average. A normal period is a blood loss between 30 and 40 ml (six to eight teaspoonfuls) per month.Some medical definitions of blood loss during a period are: It is difficult to measure blood loss accurately.
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