About Heavy Monthly Bleeding

Defining Heavy Monthly Bleeding

If your heavy periods interfere with your daily activities, ask your healthcare professional whether you might have Heavy Monthly Bleeding.

A normal menstrual period lasts 4 to 5 days and produces a total blood loss of about 2 to 3 tablespoons.

In general, bleeding during your menstrual periods is considered too heavy if:

  • You need to change your sanitary pads or tampon every hour for several hours
  • You need to use double sanitary protection to manage your menstrual bleeding
  • You need to change sanitary protection during the night
  • Your menstrual bleeding includes large blood clots
  • Your heavy monthly bleeding interferes with your regular activities
  • You feel tired, lack energy or have shortness of breath, which could be symptoms of anemia (a condition affecting your red blood cells) caused by menstrual blood loss

Heavy Monthly Bleeding is a medical condition that can be treated. If you are wondering if you have Heavy Monthly Bleeding, you may want to take the MIQ Questionnaire and bring your answers to your healthcare professional.

If you’re looking for lighter periods without the worry of hormones or surgery, you can take action now. Ask your healthcare professional about LYSTEDA.

LYSTEDA is a non-hormonal prescription drug FDA approved to treat Heavy Monthly Bleeding. Could LYSTEDA be right for you? Learn more about LYSTEDA.

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Though nearly 2 in 3 women have talked to a healthcare professional about their heavy monthly bleeding, fewer than half of those discussed treatment options.†

†Findings from "Living with Heavy Menstrual Bleeding – A National Survey of 500 U.S. Women," conducted online in June 2010 by Harris Interactive Inc. on behalf of Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. Download the full Harris Interactive survey on Heavy Menstrual Bleeding.