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Heavy Menstrual Periods

Underlying Cause

Heavy Menstrual Periods Underlying Cause

Common causes for heavy menstrual periods include:

Birth control pills
Bleeding from anticoagulant
Drug side effects:

Medication side effect causing heavy menstrual bleeding

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Infection:

Endometritis
Pelvic inflammatory disease

Intrauterine device
Kidney disease
Liver disease
Miscarriage
Uterine fibroids

Less common causes for heavy menstrual periods include:

Bleeding disorders
Bleeding disorders
Factor 10 deficiency
Factor 2 deficiency
Factor 5 deficiency
Factor 7 deficiency
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Platelet function disorder
Polycystic ovary disease
Uterine cancer
Von Willebrand's disease

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Last Updated: Nov 13, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Heavy Menstrual Periods References:

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