i am a 15 girl in england and have just recently started my periods but this cycle is really embarassing i am experiencing extrmely heavy blood loss that causes me to change my pad every 3 hours. at night it generaly soaks right through and just recently i leaked alot. there is some times what looks to be clots is this just a heavy period (can it be treated) or is there somethings wrong?
The description is called puberty menorrhagia. Is it is assoicated with pain. Most abnormal bleeding in adolescents is caused by immaturity of the hypothalamic - pituitary ovarian axis resulting in anovulation. Approximately 20% of adolescents have an underlying endocrine or haematological disorder requiring targeted diagnostic testing. Individualizing every case, excluding pregnancy, timely hospitalization, a thorough history, physical examination and base line workup are crucial in the management of every case. Reassurance, counselling of the girls about reproductive physiology is done, Regular follow-up, balanced diet and long term iron therapy go a long way in treatment of puberty menorrhagia. You can approach your Family Practitioner for counselling and Iron tablets and diet.
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Extremely Heavy Blood Loss.
The description is called puberty menorrhagia. Is it is assoicated with pain. Most abnormal bleeding in adolescents is caused by immaturity of the hypothalamic - pituitary ovarian axis resulting in anovulation. Approximately 20% of adolescents have an underlying endocrine or haematological disorder requiring targeted diagnostic testing. Individualizing every case, excluding pregnancy, timely hospitalization, a thorough history, physical examination and base line workup are crucial in the management of every case. Reassurance, counselling of the girls about reproductive physiology is done, Regular follow-up, balanced diet and long term iron therapy go a long way in treatment of puberty menorrhagia. You can approach your Family Practitioner for counselling and Iron tablets and diet.