What is causing my prolonged menstrual periods?

I'm 15 and i've had prolonged periods once a year for 2 years now. the first lasted for about a month and the one this year i'm still on (since april 7th) it's kinda scaring me because i don't know what's going on. any help will be greatly apreciated.

i'm 15 and i've had prolonged periods once a year for 2 years now. the first ime it lasted for about a month and this time i've been on it since April 7th. it's kinda scaring me because i don't know what's going on. any help will be greatly apreciated.

Sounds like messed up periods are quite the rage these days...
I am 28 and a year and a half ago I had my third and final baby. I never had real issues with my periods till then. For about 3 full months of bleeding i just chalked it up to thats what happens when you have a baby... but now a year and a half later ...I AM DONE!!! I CANT TAKE MUCH MORE! I bleed for approximately 28 days a month. Usually a couple weeks of hard clotting blood, then about a week of normal blood, the last week or so is brownish spotting. I have tried birth control, even though my tubes are tied, I have tried provera as well. My gyno sent me to a bleeding specialists whom tested me three times for von williebrands... my factor levels were a little low, but ok. What the heck is going on with me? They want to do a D&C next then put me on mirena... anyone have any input on any of this? I just cant take anymore. Thsnks Heather

i'm 23 - have always had normal periods that last between 4-5 days - this time around my period has lasted three weeks and it is still going... i have no pain and no weird odours but huge amount of large clots - i have never seen them this size before - if i were to measure them i bet the would overflow a shot glass!! i'm so worried it's not normal - why won't it stop??

hi there!! I'm 23 and have always had normal 4-5 day periods..this time around it has lasted for 3 weeks and is still going on. I have had no pain and no weird odours but have had a LOT of clotting - clots so huge that they would overflow a shot glass if measured...they come out every couple of hours and I can FEEL them.. gross! I'm so worried because its just not normal!! why won't it stop? anyone have any ideas??

There seem to be more questions than answers. :\

Currently, i've been bleeding for about two weeks now, though i'm not sure because at first, i thought it was nothing, so i just let it go. I had had my period at the beginning of June, which was uncharacteristically light & painless, but it ran its course & was over. Then, about two weeks ago, it started going on & off-- at first light, then bleeding more, then light again, & so on. Thought it was just spotting, but it's persisted & now it's just bleeding, but not heavily. Am cramping a little bit, & am really confused over the whole thing.

But i've never had regular periods (it's skipped months before; within the last year it skipped two months in a row), so i don't know if this is just some weird resetting thing it's doing, if it's because of my sleep schedule (though i've been on a late-night schedule before & this has never happened) or what.

So... does anyone have any answers yet? Reading through, it seems like mine is a little different, since i've never been regular & it's not heavy. Could it be anything different, maybe?

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spitfireangel wrote: spitfireangel wrote: Wow am I glad I found this forum! I am 46 years old and my period has been tapering off over the last 5 years or so, but now, as of today, I have been bleeding like a regular period for about 8 days now, and have never had anything abnormal happen like this. I am eating healthy (actually dieting, but on a good program: Lindora) and am taking vitamin supplements and additional iron and drinking a lot more water. I am almost sure that I am peri-menopausal. I feel for all of the younger ladies with this problem. I do hope that someone comes up with some answers for you! I will report back in a few days with what is happening to me. I know this thread is probably the furthest thing from anyones mind, but I hope for the benefit of others that come later everyone that posts will post what happened to them or what they discovered! Thanks everyone in advance for any input that you have! Well, I am just updating on my own post. I am on about day 13 of my period, and the flow is exactly the same. I am taking iron and vitamin c together every morning. I have been doing some reading and it looks like this is definitely a menopausal "symptom". I am going to start exercising more to see if I can help get my homones back into "whack". I am not really scared, as I am pretty sure because of my age this is my problem. I'll update in a few days. Well, it stopped yesterday. Actually, it tapered off, and then is completely stopped today, so it was about 2 weeks long! That was strange, but I am grateful that it is gone and I am most likely okay. Other than getting old, lol! I started exercising more (increased my cardio and did a bit more with the dumbbells) and I also "cheated" on my diet as I was on a weird plateau. I cheated with sherbet and cookies, and then did more exercise to compensate and went right back on my program the next day. The cheat day is when it stopped. Hope this info helped someone!

One more update since its approaching a year since my first post....

I haven't had any further problems with bleeding at all. Definitely hormonal!

i too have been having a prolonged period...im 19 years old, i first got my period when i was 13 and although a bit irregular at first, it really got on track and had a regular cycle...i dont use the pill, never had, ive never had an abortion or been pregnant, and now all the sudden ive had my period for 15 days!! it doesnt show signs of stopping, its quite heavy and VERY ANNOYING!! any help or insight as to what may be going on?

im 21 and ive been bleeding for about 3 weeks now...its never happened before and im worried, i am overweight and i dont excersise and much as i should..im wondering if these are things that can make it worse?

To all that have posted in this forum. I think it would be wise, especially if you are overweight, to go to the doctor and get tested for Hypothyroidism. I just recently moved to Michigan to marry my now husband. In the move I didn't take my thyroid medicine on a regular basis and then ran out all together. This sent my cycle into a tailspin. I am currently on day 9 of my period and I have never been irregular before. My advice, go and talk to your Doctor and see if they will check your T4 and thyroid to see if it is working properly. I hope this helps.