Bleeding
Why is my period late?
Your body is not a clock, and variation in your menstrual cycle is normal.
by Jen Bell
Bleeding
Bleeding
Your period blood can be brown, black, dark red, pink, or grey
The significance of period blood color is commonly misunderstood.
Bleeding
What is spotting and why does it happen?
How, when, and why does spotting happen? Is it different than light bleeding before and after your period?
Bleeding
What’s “normal”?: period volume and heaviness
Different birth control methods may affect the heaviness of your period
Bleeding
What’s “normal”?: period length
A typical period length for someone who’s not using hormonal birth control or an IUD is 8 days or less
Bleeding
Uterine fibroids: a common reason for irregular bleeding and pain
Fibroids are abnormal growths of muscle tissue that form in or on the walls of the uterus.
Bleeding
Heavy periods: How to tell if your heavy periods are “normal”
There are a variety of conditions that can cause HMB.
Bleeding
Why is my period late?
Your body is not a clock, and variation in your menstrual cycle is normal.
by Jen Bell
Bleeding
Your period blood can be brown, black, dark red, pink, or grey
The significance of period blood color is commonly misunderstood.
Bleeding
What is spotting and why does it happen?
How, when, and why does spotting happen? Is it different than light bleeding before and after your period?
Bleeding
What’s “normal”?: period volume and heaviness
Different birth control methods may affect the heaviness of your period
Bleeding
What’s “normal”?: period length
A typical period length for someone who’s not using hormonal birth control or an IUD is 8 days or less
Bleeding
Uterine fibroids: a common reason for irregular bleeding and pain
Fibroids are abnormal growths of muscle tissue that form in or on the walls of the uterus.
Bleeding
Heavy periods: How to tell if your heavy periods are “normal”
There are a variety of conditions that can cause HMB.