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furryc
May 18, 2014, 09:07 AM
I am 49 yrs old up until 1 year ago I had normal periods (4-5 days). Now I have 2 days of extremey heavy bleeding (change 1 x every 90 minutes) - why is this

DoulaLC
May 18, 2014, 01:22 PM
Hi furryc,

It is possibly hormone related, such as perimenopause, but there are other possible causes for heavy bleeding. Have you asked your doctor about it? Your doctor should be able to determine a cause and discuss options with you. Sometimes hormone therapy may be used, sometimes a procedure may be necessary, sometimes it is just part of getting older until you actually go through menopause.