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blood clots during menstruation

i am a thirty six year old woman who has recently started to loose blood clots during her periods.On my last period i had twenty four hours where the blood clots were so large that they completely bypassed my tampons. My partner and I are trying for our first baby and I am now concerned that all is not well or that my body is changing and my chance of concieving has passed. If anyone else has experienced this or can put my mind at rest i would love to hear from you as i know that worrying won't help me to concieve either.I'm afraid to go to my GP in case i get the answer that i really don't want to hear.
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I have been on my period non stopfor about 6 months. I just recently started passing blood clots and i am sooooo weak and have no energyMy health insurance is not that good so I was going to wait until after Christmas to go to my gyno. is this happening to anyone else or does anyone know why this could be happening?
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667556 tn?1225461607
I'm a teenager and I am currently sitting on my chair w/o moving. I'm having my period now. It's taking longer than usual and I'm worried because I'm passing out H U G E clots. So huge I decided to just sit in my bathtub and wait for an hour.

What should I do? I'm scared of telling my mother but I really want to see a doctor bad.
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I was just about to get out of the shower and looked down and saw something dark that looked like it might have been a blood clot, but I am not on my period. I don't start my period unitl January 1st. I have had one child and on birth control. Has this happened to anyone before?? I'm kind of worried!
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i experince very heavy flow throughout my periods with pains on my abdomen, pelvic bone and weakness. sometimes i cant even go out of the bed, they are very bad and painful, i need help
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Thanks to everyone that has taken the time to reply to me. L know I've got to take the bull by the horns and go to my GP. I've just waited sooo long to find the right guy to have a family with that you put up all your protective barriers against anything that you don't want to risk hearing. I promise I will go and I'll let you know what happens. Thanks again xx
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Before i became pregnant, i had the same problem, i had a normal period with no/hardly no clots. And then all of a sudden i started getting these huge clots that would sometimes come thru my tampon too, i had to start wearing pads my period was sooo heavy. And i conceived. but to put your mind at ease, see your dr, see what he says, like previous poster said, might be able to prescribe something for u?
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i agree.. anything different for you should be checked out. when you say big clots, how big? it is normal to pass clots during your period but a good rule of thumb is anything larger than a quarter you should inquire w. your dr. (although i have had a few whoppers during my period and was just like what the HE double toothpicks is that?) however, its not a constant thing w. me every month.
i am sure your chances of conceiving have not passed you by. you're just 36 not 86! you should get a "once over" by your dr. anytime you are ready to start TTC no matter what. besides, wouldnt you want to know if it IS something early on so the dr. can possibly do something about it? as opposed to delaying and have it be too late? i am sure its all fine and  dandy but just ask/mention the clots when you see your dr.
if you are to get pregnant you're going to have to get used to going to the dr. often!! may as well start now!
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164559 tn?1233708018
My periods are always clotty.  I have two children.  However, any change in your cycle is a cause for concern and should be checked out by a doctor.  You are responsible for your own health, don't delay going to a doctor.  If something is wrong, you want to find out sooner rather than later.

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