abnormal menstrual period

i normally have my period for three days and its usually fairly heavy..however this month it was very light for the normal 3 days then when i thought it was over i began bleeding very heavily and i have been bleeding for a total of 12 days now but i only bleed heavy in the evenings..what does this mean?

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
The first thing I ALWAYS do is a pregnancy test.  If that is negative, I would probably prescribe progesterone for you to stop the bleeding.  The next step might be an ultrasound
to check on the uterine lining and rule out any thickening.
It is possible that you are just having this type of bleeding because you didn't ovulate this month, and it is quite possible that you will be back to normal next month.
Hope this helps!
Dr B

[FindingNemo1234]

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