Good morning and thank you for letting us know your question. I'm sorry to hear your situation. Menorrhagia or heavy bleeding is defined as 80 mL or more period blood that is coming out per menstrual cycle. However, it is not usually vital to measure how much the blood loss.

Most female have a good idea of how much bleeding is normal individually for them during their period and can notice when it is abnormal for them. A good indication that your menstruation are heavy is if you are that you are having to change your sanitary tampons every 1 hour or 2 hour, you are bleeding through to your bed or clothes, you are passing blood clots size more than 2.5cm and you need to use 2 types of sanitary product together.

Say for example, tampons and pads together. There are few causes of heavy periods or menorrhagia such as uterine fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis, endometrial polyps or non cancerous growths in the lining of the uterus, cancer of the womb or poly cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

If the medicines does not work for you, it is advisable for you to go and meet your local GP to discuss further with regards to your conditions. They might suggest other alternatives for example inserting intrauterine device or system, medications that contains hormone, endometrial ablation or even surgical procedures like myomectomy or hysterectomy.

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