Heavy periods (hypermenorrhea), irregular
bleeding (metrorrhagia) and dizziness are
not signs of pregnancy. You can do a
pregnancy test to make sure yourself.
Metrorrhagia can be due to organic or
functional reasons.
Organic reasons could be:
1. Uterine reasons: endometriosis,
complicated pregnancy, infections, tumors
(myomas, polyps, cancers), IUD, hormonal
contraception…, and
2. Extra-uterine reasons: coagulation
disorders, cirrhosis, endocrine disorders
(thyroid, hypofisis, obesity, diabetes,
cardiovascular disorders, certain
medicines, etc.
Functional reasons are usually due to
certain disturbances in the axis
hypothalamus-pituitary-ovaries.
You need to be examined by a gynecologist
to find out the reason for this irregular
bleeding. Clinical examination, pregnancy
test, microbiological smear, PAP-test,
standard blood analyses, ultrasound scan,
endometrial biopsy and curettage are
usually required.
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