Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

A lot of women around the world worry that blood clumps during menstruation period can be a sign of serious problem. This is understandable – after all the news we hear every day about cervical cancer and things like that, women became suspicious.

Nevertheless, such changes don’t usually mean that there’s something wrong with you. Actually, blood clumps during your menstruation period are entirely normal in most cases, as it is just your body passing blood too quickly.

Normal Blood Clumps Within Menstruation

During menstruation, women’s body releases special anticoagulants keeping the blood fluid and thinned. But when your flow is very strong (usually in the beginning of your menstruation), your blood may pass before they start working. This is when the blood may clump while passing.

Still, there are situations when clumps in menstrual blood are a reason for concern. For example, in case you are regularly passing clumps larger than a quarter, this can be considered a sign of another problem. So, if you have noticed that, please consult with your health care provider immediately in order to find out the cause. Below you can find a number of disorders which cause passing larger clumps.

Blood Clumps During Menstruation

Hormonal Changes Leading to Clumps in Menstrual Blood

Your menstruation cycle could experience fluctuations in the two hormones: estrogen and progesterone. Such hormones are responsible for controlling of how your body sheds the lining of your uterus. Therefore, when such hormones are misbalanced, the wall of your uterus can be too thick. When this happens, you might experience a heavier flow, and consequently more clumps in your blood, due to abovementioned reason. In their turn, hormonal changes can be a consequence of different conditions like menopause, rapid weight change, or a result of taking some medications. To solve this problem, your doctor may prescribe you a hormone therapy.

Disproportionate Uterus

When you get pregnant, your uterus will enlarge in order to accommodate the baby you are carrying. After giving a birth, your uterus should shrink and go back to its normal size, but sometimes it doesn’t. So, if you still have enlarged uterus, your menstrual blood may pool inside it before passing on and may start clotting there, causing large blood clumps formation during period.

Uterus

Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a disorder with the tissue which is supposed to grow inside the uterus, grows on its outside. It can be very serious and needs be treated by a doctor. When this disorder develops, this can cause a heavier flow and therefore excessive clumping during menstruation. This disorder can be treated in the early stages. However, if it is developed untreated, it may require surgery.

Endometriosis

Never forget that in all of the listed cases, there are treatment options if you address to a doctor. So, if you think that your menstruation cycle has become abnormal, it is recommended to contact your physician.

Let’s consider the main cause of usual menstrual clotting.

Abnormal periods with excessive clotting can be caused by several reasons:

In recent years, abnormal menstrual cycle is considered to be one of the most common diseases in gynecology. And telling the truth, it’s not just scientists’ conclusions, it’s my own notice on my friends and my own body in particular. So, I decided to make my own research on this theme and post here, in order woman can read and know what happens with their organism while menses.

The cause of menstrual irregularities may serve avitaminosis, hormonal disorders, psychological trauma, communicable diseases, and gynecological intervention. Disorders of the menstrual cycle are also caused by liver disease and obesity. Important role in the development of menstrual disorders has a genetic predisposition.

So, if you notice any symptoms, evidence of violations of the menstrual cycle, you should turn to the gynecologist. Symptoms in this case are scarce or too abundant in front of menstruation, irregular menses after long delays, with severe menstrual pain.
All deviations from the normal menstrual cycle in women are considered in gynecology menstrual irregularities or abnormal menstrual cycle. There are usually two large groups of disorders: hypomenstrual or hypermenstrual syndrome.

Besides, one of the serious forms of the menstrual cycle violations in women is amenorrhea. Amenorrhea – the absence of menstruation is more than six months. There are also other violations of the menstrual cycle in the form of oligomenorrhea (rare or scanty menses, the interval between which is more than 35 days), dysmenorrhea (irregular menses), menorrhagia (irregular menses), menorrhagia (excessively heavy menstrual bleeding), polymenorrhea (frequent menses, with a short interval of less than 25 days).

Algomenorrhea – is one of the types of abnormal menstrual cycle, which manifests itself as cramping, aching pain at least in the lower abdomen, waist during menstruation and the accompanying deterioration of general well-being. This condition refers to the most frequent types of gynecological diseases, which observed in 35-57% of women aged 13-48 years.

Off course, the causes of abnormal menstrual cycle are rather individual, so, in order to avoid some further health problems, in any case, consult the doctor and if necessary, start treatment, as all this may lead to sad consequences, like infertility.