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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Long Heavy Periods Menopause

Premium Questions

Dr.      Nidhi Setia MD

When my mother was going through menopause one time she missed 5 periods in a row and finally when it came it was extremely heavy with blood clots and lasted a long time. Is this a common scenario? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nidhi Setia ( OBGYN)
Dr. Sameer Kumar MD

Hi, Have been taking 1mg of Estradiol for several months (54 years old) for menopause symptoms and it worked great. Now I am having long and very HEAVY periods , should I be concerned? Thanks ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sameer Kumar ( OBGYN)
Dr. Sree Gouri SR MD

this looked at by my physician or is this simply the start of menopause? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sree Gouri SR ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Deepti Verma MD

I've had regular heavy periods for a year, every 28 days on the dot. This past cycle was 35 days and just discharge, brown, stringy and flakey. Could this me pre menopause? Pregancy could not be a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepti Verma ( OBGYN)
Dr. Timothy Raichle MD

I am 63 and currently taking Aygestin . I have been taking it for 13 years for heavy periods and it ... through menopause . What would happen if I just stopped taking Aygestin? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Timothy Raichle ( OBGYN)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Sanjay Kini MD

extremely heavy periods, underwent thermal ablation of the uterine lining, only to have my periods stop with menopause a couple of years later at age 46. So, after menopause do you still... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sanjay Kini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Manmeet Kaur MD

hi, am 45 yrs old, i was declared that i have reached menopause by my Gynocologyst 8mnts ago after test. my periods disappeaared for 2 mnts and the doc told me not to use any family planning method. now ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manmeet Kaur ( OBGYN)
Dr. Dr. Vasudha MD

I m going through menopause and I do not have the thyroid gland so I take 125 mcg levothyroxine. For about 2 and a half years, I ve been having heavy periods mixed with light ones. My hemoglobine is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dr. Vasudha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kulsoom Qureshi MD

I have fibroids that cause extremely heavy periods. Tampons only last 20-30 minutes for 4-5 days. I ... do not believe that I am even close to menopause. I tried birth control pills, but that did not... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kulsoom Qureshi ( OBGYN)
Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal MD

Hello Dr I am a 56 yr old female who went thru menopause 5 years ago i am now having periods if not every 2 weeks at least spotting daily. I have a history of endometriosis and had one ovary removed when ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal ( General & Family Physician)