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The medical term for heavy menstruation is known as menorrhagia. It is quite a problem for women who experience this as it leads to a disruption of one's daily activities due to the problems caused. Menorrhagia generally does occur due to blood clotting (therefore your symptom does match the disorder), the disruption of normal hormone regulation that occurs during the menstrual cycle and a complication regarding the endometrial lining of the uterus.
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Extreme cases the bleeding becomes very severe and so heavy hat one cannot do anything for the rest of the day. In your case the heavy period flow is probably caused due an imbalance of hormones and is most common among adolescents or teenagers. Due to the erratic nature of the hormone levels there arises the complication of excessive bleeding of the uterine which thus leads to heavy menstruation.
Though this seems like a logical conclusion as to what your problem is a result of , there may also be other factors that can cause it. One of the causes that is often mistaken for a case of menorrhagia is something that is known as Von Willerbrand's disease. The disease in definition is a congenital bleeding disorder and often goes undiagnosed. Thus when this disorder is treated as a case of menorrhagia, many women make the mistake of under going a hysterectomy to try and solve the problem.
Therefore the best way to properly understand why you have such a heavy menstrual flow is to consult a gynecologist, and fully understand what exactly is wrong. Under normal circumstances you can treat the disorder by using birth control or contraceptive pills and other hormone supplements. There are some natural remedies that you can also try in order to relive your symptoms. The first thing that you can try is sage, which helps on the prevention of the formation of blood clots. The other remedy that you can use is nettle which can help control a heavy period.
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