Womens Healthcare

i'm feeling...

• A lump or pressure
• Abnormal smear test
• Frequent periods/bleeding
• Heavy periods
• Infrequent periods/bleeding
• Menopausal
• My fertility
• Not wanting to get pregnant
• Painful periods
• Pelvic pain
• Urinary incontinence
• Vaginal discharge
• Weight and skin changes

which means...

Heavy periods

Menorrhagia (meno = periods, agia~heavy) is the medical term used to describe heavy periods.Technically you have heavy periods if you bleed more than 80 mls each month. In reality if you notice that your periods become more heavy or painful, you will not be happy. If you become anaemic (low blood count) from heavy periods, you should seek medical attention, whatever the cause of your bleeding. Advancing age and having children are common causes of periods becoming heavier. There are also a number of pathological causes for menorrhagia, particularly when there is associated secondary dysmenorrhoea.

Getting help

If you wish to make an appointment to seek further advice and or treatment, please contact Dr Harrington's secretary.

it could be...

• Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)

  This is a term we use to describe heavy or unacceptable menstrual loss, where the diagnosis is unclear.

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• Endometrial polyps

  A polyp is a growth of the lining of the uterus (the endometrium).

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• Fibroids

  Fibroids are very common benign, non-cancerous growths (tumour) of the muscle and fibre of the womb (uterus).

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• Perimenopausal bleeding

  Sometimes referred to as metropathica haemorrhagica this is where the uterine bleeding becomes heavier as the ovaries begin to fail and a woman approaches the menopause.

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