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i'm having my period right now- not that you needed to know that, but i'm concerned. Today at school i saw that my pad was COMPLETELY soaked through and there was big blobs of blood on it,and i mean BIG.What does that mean? I'm fifteen and I just started this whole period thing and i'm loosing so much blood I feel like I'm dying! What is happening?????? ( please no sarcastic answers)
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Hi Holly, I wouls assume you are just having very heavy periods which can make you very tired and run down,. It may be a one off or you may need to go and see your doctor, doctors are very used ti this problem. Below is a little info, but do go and see your G.P..
Symptoms
An average amount of blood loss during a period (menses, menstruation) is 30 to 40ml (six to eight teaspoons). Measurement of the exact amount of blood lost is very difficult. (Researchers have to weigh new and used sanitary towels, but this is not the sort of thing most of us would want or need to undertake!)
When you are losing excessive amounts of blood, you may keep passing large clots (like liver) and you may need to change sanitary towels or tampons very frequently.
Women vary in how long it is from the start of one period to the next. In some it is less than a month and others it is longer. Some have an irregular pattern. The actual length of the period varies, too, and may be from three to seven days. In menorrhagia, some women have very prolonged blood loss, with only days before the next episode.
Heavy periods may be accompanied by cramp-like period pain, but some women find even their heavy periods painless. (The medical term for painful periods is dysmenorrhoea.)
(Heavy periods (menorrhagia)
Heavy periods (menorrhagia) affect many women. However it is difficult to be sure what people mean by heavy periods. Heaviness of periods is very subjective. As with many other bodily functions, that which is considered perfectly normal by some, might be thought extremely abnormal by others
Persistent heavy periods can lead to thinning of the blood (anaemia), which can cause tiredness, shortness of breath, faintness, and even angina. Symptoms of this sort would usually prompt people to see the doctor anyway.
Hope this helps.
Symptoms
An average amount of blood loss during a period (menses, menstruation) is 30 to 40ml (six to eight teaspoons). Measurement of the exact amount of blood lost is very difficult. (Researchers have to weigh new and used sanitary towels, but this is not the sort of thing most of us would want or need to undertake!)
When you are losing excessive amounts of blood, you may keep passing large clots (like liver) and you may need to change sanitary towels or tampons very frequently.
Women vary in how long it is from the start of one period to the next. In some it is less than a month and others it is longer. Some have an irregular pattern. The actual length of the period varies, too, and may be from three to seven days. In menorrhagia, some women have very prolonged blood loss, with only days before the next episode.
Heavy periods may be accompanied by cramp-like period pain, but some women find even their heavy periods painless. (The medical term for painful periods is dysmenorrhoea.)
(Heavy periods (menorrhagia)
Heavy periods (menorrhagia) affect many women. However it is difficult to be sure what people mean by heavy periods. Heaviness of periods is very subjective. As with many other bodily functions, that which is considered perfectly normal by some, might be thought extremely abnormal by others
Persistent heavy periods can lead to thinning of the blood (anaemia), which can cause tiredness, shortness of breath, faintness, and even angina. Symptoms of this sort would usually prompt people to see the doctor anyway.
Hope this helps.
Welcome to womanhood darling!
Don't worry, it's quite natural to see 'big blobs' I have what I refer to as what looks like bits of liver (sorry if it sounds crude, don't mean to be) It is the lining that is coming away - again quite natural.
As for the heavy bleeding, every woman will bleed differently, if you're really worried, talk to your mother, GP or a close friend (or all of them)
When I first started it would last for 7 days, then after some years it went to 5 days and now I bleed very heavily for the first 2 days & then lighter for the rest to where there's hardly anything on my 5th day. You may be able to use tampons on your lighter days (my period couldn't cope with tampons in the first days - i'd leak) You will see in time how/with what you are comfortable.
Make sure you carry enough pads to be able to change throughout the day especially if you're not at home.
It will seem as though you bleed a lot but see your GP if you want to.
In time you'll get use to it - I started when I was 10!
Don't worry, it's quite natural to see 'big blobs' I have what I refer to as what looks like bits of liver (sorry if it sounds crude, don't mean to be) It is the lining that is coming away - again quite natural.
As for the heavy bleeding, every woman will bleed differently, if you're really worried, talk to your mother, GP or a close friend (or all of them)
When I first started it would last for 7 days, then after some years it went to 5 days and now I bleed very heavily for the first 2 days & then lighter for the rest to where there's hardly anything on my 5th day. You may be able to use tampons on your lighter days (my period couldn't cope with tampons in the first days - i'd leak) You will see in time how/with what you are comfortable.
Make sure you carry enough pads to be able to change throughout the day especially if you're not at home.
It will seem as though you bleed a lot but see your GP if you want to.
In time you'll get use to it - I started when I was 10!
Hello holly sweetie , first of all don't worry , each persons blood loss varies as yours may from month to month . It may be that what looks a lot to you is normal . It will be heavier the first 2 or 3 days of your period honey and then tail off . I you are at all concerned however , your gp or youth nurse will not mind you popping in to discuss your concerns and hopefully put your mind at rest. :-) xxx
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