What to do if you have a heavy period

Heavy menstruation is considered to be related to strenuous exercise, abnormal endometrial hyperplasia, uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, etc. Treatment should be based on the cause of the disease to choose the appropriate way of treatment. 1. Strenuous exercise: If women exercise strenuously during menstruation, it may accelerate the stripping of the endometrium, so women will have heavy menstruation, at this time, they should pay attention to rest, do not do too strenuous exercise. 2. Abnormal endometrial hyperplasia: Since the material basis of menstrual blood is the endometrium, so for patients with abnormal endometrial hyperplasia, their menstrual flow will generally be more, and they need to comply with the doctor’s instructions to use progesterone to make the endometrium peel off, and need to scrape the uterus if necessary. 3. Uterine fibroids: uterine fibroids, especially submucosal fibroids, lead to the expansion of the endometrial area, so the patient will have heavy menstrual flow and other manifestations, at this time, the use of progesterone antagonist treatment as prescribed by the doctor, and if necessary, need to be surgical removal of fibroids. 4. Adenomyosis: the patient’s uterus will appear diffuse or limited enlargement, the patient will have progressive aggravation of dysmenorrhea in addition to the typical symptoms, but also accompanied by heavy menstrual flow, clots and other manifestations, at this time can be prescribed the use of short-acting contraceptive pills, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists and other drugs, if necessary, need surgical treatment. For women with heavy menstruation, it is recommended to go to the gynecology department of a regular hospital, complete the ultrasound and other related examinations, and then take active treatment under the guidance of the doctor after clarifying the cause of the disease.