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What is Clotting and Dark Color Menstrual Discharge?
If your menstrual blood varies in color and consistency throughout your monthly period, it's very likely that it's perfectly
normal. There are times, though, when changes in color, thickness, or clotting may indicate a menstrual blood problem.
Symptoms
Menstrual bleeding problems are rarely serious. Significant blood loss can occur over time, though, going unnoticed
because it's so gradual. See your doctor if you experience any of the following:
• Fatigue with normal activity
• Lightheadedness
• Pale complexion, wan skin
• Fingernail beds that are pale, not pink
• Irregular periods, or frequent bleeding in between periods
Anemia can be diagnosed with a simple blood test. Iron pills result in improvement in most women.
Causes
Changes in color and thickness of menstrual blood are often normal. But there are a number of problems that might
cause abnormal clots to form in your menstrual blood or lead to the changes in color or thickness during your period.
Problems that can cause changes include:
• Miscarriage. Women who have miscarried may pass blood clots or gray clumps of tissue from the vagina. If there
is a chance you are pregnant, be sure to check with your doctor immediately if you notice excessive bleeding or
clotting.
• Fibroids. Uterine fibroids are also called leiomyomas. These are non-cancerous tumors that form in the womb
(uterus). Fibroids do not always cause symptoms. In fact, increasing research information suggests that most
women with small “fibroid” tumors have no symptoms at all. But women with fibroids may notice greater than
usual amounts of menstrual blood. If you have fibroids, you may have more clots in your period than you had in the
past.
• Hormonal changes. Your body relies on a delicate balance of the hormones progesterone and estrogen. These
hormones regulate the production and shedding of the uterine lining. When this balance is disturbed, it can lead
to the development of an excessively thick uterine lining. This thickness can contribute to more bleeding than
usual. It can also cause clots in the menstrual blood when the lining is shed.
Hormone changes may occur for many reasons, including:
• menopause
• recent dramatic weight change
• side effects from some medications, including steroids
• Large uterus. If your uterus has been stretched during pregnancy and does not return to its original size, it may be
permanently enlarged. With an enlarged uterus, menstrual blood may have time to collect and clot before it's
released from the body. This could also result in a dark color or thickening of your menstrual flow.
• Obstruction of menstrual blood. Anything that hinders or blocks the flow of menstrual blood from the uterus
through the cervix and out of the vagina may lead to problems with clots, color, or thickness of menstrual blood.
Benign polyps in the uterus may change the flow of blood during your period. The flow can also be slowed around
the time of menopause when the cervical canal may become smaller as estrogen levels drop.
• Adenomyosis or endometriosis. These related conditions occur when the tissue that forms the uterine lining is
found in the wrong place. In endometriosis, this tissue develops outside of the uterus. In adenomyosis it grows in
the muscle that makes up the uterine walls. Both of these conditions can lead to abnormal periods and heavy
flow. This can increase the likelihood of menstrual blood problems such as clotting or thickness.
Western Medicine Treatment
Depending on your symptoms, your doctor may order a variety of tests to determine the reason for menstrual blood
problems. These may include:
• Vaginal ultrasound. This test uses sound waves to take a picture of the inside of your vagina and uterus.
• MRI. This non-invasive procedure can provide an image of growths, such as fibroids, that may be contributing to
your menstrual bleeding problems.
• Blood work. Your doctor may order blood tests to determine whether your blood is clotting correctly. The tests will
also help ensure that you are not suffering from anemia, an iron deficiency that can result from loss of blood.
• Biopsy. In this procedure, your doctor will remove a small tissue sample from the lining of your uterus for analysis.
• Dilatation and curettage. In this procedure, your cervix is dilated and a surgeon scrapes off the lining of the uterus
and cervix. This can be used to help alleviate excessive bleeding or obtain tissue samples for analysis.
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from WebMD.com
If your menstrual blood varies in color and consistency throughout your monthly period, it's very likely that it's perfectly
normal. There are times, though, when changes in color, thickness, or clotting may indicate a menstrual blood problem.
Symptoms
Menstrual bleeding problems are rarely serious. Significant blood loss can occur over time, though, going unnoticed
because it's so gradual. See your doctor if you experience any of the following:
• Fatigue with normal activity
• Lightheadedness
• Pale complexion, wan skin
• Fingernail beds that are pale, not pink
• Irregular periods, or frequent bleeding in between periods
Anemia can be diagnosed with a simple blood test. Iron pills result in improvement in most women.
Causes
Changes in color and thickness of menstrual blood are often normal. But there are a number of problems that might
cause abnormal clots to form in your menstrual blood or lead to the changes in color or thickness during your period.
Problems that can cause changes include:
• Miscarriage. Women who have miscarried may pass blood clots or gray clumps of tissue from the vagina. If there
is a chance you are pregnant, be sure to check with your doctor immediately if you notice excessive bleeding or
clotting.
• Fibroids. Uterine fibroids are also called leiomyomas. These are non-cancerous tumors that form in the womb
(uterus). Fibroids do not always cause symptoms. In fact, increasing research information suggests that most
women with small “fibroid” tumors have no symptoms at all. But women with fibroids may notice greater than
usual amounts of menstrual blood. If you have fibroids, you may have more clots in your period than you had in the
past.
• Hormonal changes. Your body relies on a delicate balance of the hormones progesterone and estrogen. These
hormones regulate the production and shedding of the uterine lining. When this balance is disturbed, it can lead
to the development of an excessively thick uterine lining. This thickness can contribute to more bleeding than
usual. It can also cause clots in the menstrual blood when the lining is shed.
Hormone changes may occur for many reasons, including:
• menopause
• recent dramatic weight change
• side effects from some medications, including steroids
• Large uterus. If your uterus has been stretched during pregnancy and does not return to its original size, it may be
permanently enlarged. With an enlarged uterus, menstrual blood may have time to collect and clot before it's
released from the body. This could also result in a dark color or thickening of your menstrual flow.
• Obstruction of menstrual blood. Anything that hinders or blocks the flow of menstrual blood from the uterus
through the cervix and out of the vagina may lead to problems with clots, color, or thickness of menstrual blood.
Benign polyps in the uterus may change the flow of blood during your period. The flow can also be slowed around
the time of menopause when the cervical canal may become smaller as estrogen levels drop.
• Adenomyosis or endometriosis. These related conditions occur when the tissue that forms the uterine lining is
found in the wrong place. In endometriosis, this tissue develops outside of the uterus. In adenomyosis it grows in
the muscle that makes up the uterine walls. Both of these conditions can lead to abnormal periods and heavy
flow. This can increase the likelihood of menstrual blood problems such as clotting or thickness.
Western Medicine Treatment
Depending on your symptoms, your doctor may order a variety of tests to determine the reason for menstrual blood
problems. These may include:
• Vaginal ultrasound. This test uses sound waves to take a picture of the inside of your vagina and uterus.
• MRI. This non-invasive procedure can provide an image of growths, such as fibroids, that may be contributing to
your menstrual bleeding problems.
• Blood work. Your doctor may order blood tests to determine whether your blood is clotting correctly. The tests will
also help ensure that you are not suffering from anemia, an iron deficiency that can result from loss of blood.
• Biopsy. In this procedure, your doctor will remove a small tissue sample from the lining of your uterus for analysis.
• Dilatation and curettage. In this procedure, your cervix is dilated and a surgeon scrapes off the lining of the uterus
and cervix. This can be used to help alleviate excessive bleeding or obtain tissue samples for analysis.
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from WebMD.com
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