How a Doctor Can Evaluate Your Heavy Periods

Dr. Anya Rose and Dr. Megan Gau host the Rose Women's Health in Arcadia, CA., is a comprehensive women's health OBGYN office that addresses heavy periods in addition to other services.

Our doctors put our patients at ease and are ready to discuss those problematic hard-to-discuss women's medical concerns and approaches our doctors may address to help the situation.

Problematic Periods

Periods become problematic when those first couple of heavier flow days go beyond two or three days. For example, you can measure challenging periods if you experience the following.

  • If you have heavy days, last longer than three days.
  • Do you quickly soak through every tampon or pad you apply?
  • Does your clothing become blood-soaked?
  • Do your cycles go beyond seven days?
  • Do you experience the passing of clots that are larger than 1/2 inch?
  • Do you experience shortness of breath, fatigue, or extreme tiredness? These are some signs of anemia. 

Suppose you have any of the above every month. In that case, it may be time to make your consultation appointment to determine a possible underlying cause and treatment.

Dr. Rose and Dr. Gau at Rose Women's Health in Arcadia, CA., can identify the underlying problem causing heavy periods. It could be one of the following. 

  • Undue stress
  • A recent birth
  • Ovarian dysfunction
  • Uterine fibroids/polyps
  • Cancer
  • Endometriosis
  • Hormonal imbalance
  • IUDs
  • Medication side effects
  • Liver or kidney disease
  • Bleeding disorders

Problems such as those listed warrant specific treatment; however, once our doctors determine the underlying issue, they can formulate a plan of care that includes the correct treatment, such as but not limited to the following approaches.

  • Ultrasound
  • Pelvic exam
  • Blood work
  • Dietary changes
  • Surgical interventions
  • Hormone therapy

Call Our Office Today for Help

We will help you find out the problem and the correct treatment to take care of the problem. A consultation with one of our doctors always helps ease your mind once we discover the underlying issue. We can evaluate your current health and make your life easier every month.

Living with unusual periods or any issues every month is not healthy or necessary. In addition, unusual symptoms can lead to other health issues like anemia, which opens the door to their side effects.

Do the wise thing and give Dr. Rose and Dr. Gau at Rose Women's Health in Arcadia, CA. a call today at (626) 461-7071. But unfortunately, they can only help conquer your heavy periods once you call to make an appointment. Our practice is a comprehensive women's health OB/GYN office serving the women of Arcadia and surrounding areas.

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