More than one in five women suffer heavy periods, rising to one in three when approaching the menopause. Heavy periods can have a big impact on your life, keeping you from normal activities and even ...

It can take several months for your period to regulate after a Mirena IUD insertion. Some people may notice that their period stops within a year of insertion. While Mirena doesn’t stop periods in all ...

Treatment options for heavy periods include hormonal contraceptives, tranexamic acid, progestins, and some surgical procedures. Heavy menstrual bleeding, known scientifically as menorrhagia, can be ...

Two health experts have issued an important message to anyone whose period is ‘pouring out like water’ as you might need to ...

It is important to change your menstrual product like a pad every 4 hours. But if you are doing it more often then it may be due to heavy menstrual bleeding. It is something that can be experienced by ...

Heavy or prolonged periods can cause iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may impact periods, but this requires further research. Iron deficiency anemia occurs if people do not have enough iron in the body ...

Dr. Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and physician with more than 10 years of experience in the California public health system. Heavy periods that cause blood loss can lead to iron ...