This video shows the Cause of menorrhagia in a female of about 64 years of age.
Menorrhagia is the medical term for menstrual bleeding lasting for longer than 7 days. About 1 in every 20 women has menorrhagia. Some of the bleedings can be very heavy, meaning she will have to change her tampon or pad after less than 2 hours. It can also mean she pass clots the size of a quarter or even larger.
Having a single period that does not seem to stop is not usually a sign of a serious medical problem but having long periods frequently can indicate one of several potential conditions, such as endometriosis or uterine fibroids.
Menorrhagia Causes
For menorrhagia, there may be an imbalance in estrogen and progesterone levels.
Another frequent cause of menorrhagia is uterine fibroids (growths).
• Endometrial cancer.
• Polyps (small growths on the cervical or uterine wall) ...
• Liver, kidney, or blood disease, and the use of blood-thinning drugs.
Signs and symptoms of menorrhagia may include:
Soaking through one or more sanitary pads or tampons every hour for several consecutive hours.
Needing to use double sanitary protection to control your menstrual flow.
Needing to wake up to change sanitary protection during the night.
Bleeding for longer than a week.
Heavy periods or irregular frequent bleeding due to PCOS
This is more common in patients who are obese with PCOS. Sometimes the small and primitive follicles produce enough estrogen to thicken the lining of the uterus but the compacting and balancing hormone, progesterone, is absent.
If left untreated, chronic menorrhagia can lead to anemia and severe pain. Anemia due to menorrhagia will present symptoms like fatigue, weakness, chest pain and shortness of breath. If you experience severe pain with menorrhagia, medical evaluation and treatment may be needed.
Menorrhagia and infertility
These conditions, generally known as irregular periods, include amenorrhea (lack of menstruation), oligomenorrhea (infrequent periods), and menorrhagia (prolonged or heavy periods). Menstrual disorders can be symptoms of infertility due to another cause, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and uterine fibroids.