Uncharacteristic Bruising

[rcox13]

I am an 18 year old female and over the course of the past two weeks random bruises have begun appearing on my legs, arms, and neck. This is completely not normal for me, I bruise like whatever fruit is the opposite of a peach.. A good example would be when I played basketball in high school, I would get slammed, hit, or elbowed repeatedly and it would never leave the slightest discoloration of my skin, even though it was still sore.

Additionally--I'm not sure whether these things are connected but I thought I might include them--my menstrual flow has gotten out of control over the past few months, to the point of when I have my period I'm dripping blood even with a tampon. Also, a few months ago I noticed a black mole(?) of some sort has appeared on my back and has gotten slightly bigger since then, and has started to become greyish-green in color.

I'm posting this because I'm not sure if any of these things are really reasons to worry, and to get some feedback as to whether I'm overreacting or need to go to the doctor.

[LivingInHope]

I'd be interested to know what the doctor had to say and if they tested your ferritin with all that heavy bleeding you've been doing.

[rcox13]

I'm not on any medication whatsoever besides the occasional aspirin, but I'm definitely going to the doctor tomorrow. Thanks for the feedback guys :)

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
If you are not on any medications like anticoagulants, blood thinners or birth control pills then this could be due to clotting disorders, low platelet count, fragile spider veins, deep vein thrombus, deficiency of Vitamin B12, folic acid, or Vit K, a liver disease or certain cancers. It could also be due to pressure urticaria. If you are on medications then you need to discuss that with your doctor.
Since you are also bleeding heavy, it could be birth control pills, or low platelet count or it could be unrelated condition such as fibroid, endometriosis, PCOS, uterine polyps or infection.
I would strongly recommend you to consult a doctor  and your gynecologist. It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage.  Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[vanna2010]

the bruises and the heavy flow sound like iron-deficiency anemia to me, and as goes the mole, you should definitely get that checked out. a simple blood test can tell your doctor if your anemic or not.

[zazou]

A mole of that colour should be checked out ASAP. Regarding bruising, go to your GP and get your blood tested in particular your platelets. Excessive bruising indicates a decreased platelet count so get that checked out. Hope all turns out well.

[Londres70]

Anytime you are having excessive bleeding/unusual bleeding you should seek medical attention.  

Just like jhannay stated, the mole can be checked at the same time.  

[jhannay]

Hi i think you should go and see your doc.. for 1 reason any change in moles should be checked out,( always better to be safe than sorry), if nothing else your doc should be able to sort of the heavy bleeding,