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June 22nd, 2008
hi,

i am 27 yrs old, recently married, sexually active for ~10 months, birth control for 1 yr ...


my last period was almost tramautizing ... very heavy, started a week early (even though I was regular with my pill), it lasted 12 days (mine usually last 4-5) and I passed an alarming amount of clots within a couple of days (to the point where they would overflow my pad) .... now I am having a lot of tan colored mucousy discharge .... Has anyone experienced anything similar?

I have been regular since I was 14 ... so this is very odd to me and somewhat frightening ... is this normal or should I get in to see my OBGYN asap?

thanks!
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Dr. Nikola
replied June 24th, 2008
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According to your description you probably have menorrhagia (prolonged and heavy menstruation).
Why do you take contraceptive pills? For contraception or for regulating the periods?
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veronica65
replied March 6th, 2009
Heavy period with clots
I have been having heavy periods with giant clots golf ball size ever since the birth of my 3rd child. It is not normal. I have seen 3 OB/GYN
and have been dealing with this heavy bleeding getting worse for the last year. I would recommend you see a seasoned female OB/GYN
It turns out that I have polyups that up until now have just looked like a thickened uterus lining. So far all of the biopsys have come back fine. Don't mess around with this you may end up having a hysterectomy. I'm up for a D and C to see if it helps.
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