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What Causes Heavy Periods Along With Blood Clots?

I have has my period for 5 months, I would have days where the I would only get vaginal discharge and I would think it was about to stop but then the next day blood would come down. For about 4 months I would say it wasn t heavy bleeding as my usual Period, I would use 1 sometimes 2 pads in a day. But lately I have been bleeding heavily, just the other day I went through 8 pads in 8 hours. I was getting blood clots bigger than a quarter, my concern is my heart, I know I have tachycardia do to my iron defiancy anemia but today I can hear my heart beat in my ears and a wooshing sound. I know I should go to the doctor but I don t have any insuarence last time I went with anemia I ended up with a 46k hospital Bill.
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HI,
Thanks for the query. I Understand your concern.
I You had a prolonged bleeding for 5 months with profuse bleeding at times & moderate bleeding otherwise. such prolonged & profuse bleeding must have caused iron deficiency anemia & tachycardia.
It can be due to hormonal imbalance/ psychological stress/ thyroid problem/ endometrial or cervical polyp/ rarely malignancy.. which needs to be excluded.
Though you don't have insurance, you need to get a through check up to find cause of your bleeding, get proper treatment under a gynecologist's care to control the bleeding & try to improve your anemia my iron rich diet & medication suggested by doctor.. oral medication/ injectables/ IV blood transfusion depending on severity of anemia. This has to be supplemented by high protein, vitamin & iron rich diet. diet
You can take advantage of free government services if needful , but must get properly treated.
Thanks.
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What Causes Heavy Periods Along With Blood Clots?

HI, Thanks for the query. I Understand your concern. I You had a prolonged bleeding for 5 months with profuse bleeding at times & moderate bleeding otherwise. such prolonged & profuse bleeding must have caused iron deficiency anemia & tachycardia. It can be due to hormonal imbalance/ psychological stress/ thyroid problem/ endometrial or cervical polyp/ rarely malignancy.. which needs to be excluded. Though you don t have insurance, you need to get a through check up to find cause of your bleeding, get proper treatment under a gynecologist s care to control the bleeding & try to improve your anemia my iron rich diet & medication suggested by doctor.. oral medication/ injectables/ IV blood transfusion depending on severity of anemia. This has to be supplemented by high protein, vitamin & iron rich diet. diet You can take advantage of free government services if needful , but must get properly treated. Thanks.