Hi there, not a nice situation to be in. But I don't understand why you haven't taken the tranexamic acid. You went to the doc for help and advice, and haven't followed the advice. I say this as a female who some years back had very heavy bleeding, took those tablets, and things settled down. Why wait when you have a possible solution available?Please think about it.

regards, gamechanger

Thank you for replying. The prescription says take for up to four days so I was worried that the bleeding would stop and then start again for the scan. Also I was hoping it would subside on its own and I could stop worrying. You are right, my husband has gone for the prescription. If you don’t mind me asking did you have prolonged bleeding as well? Thanks again

Hi everyone 

I hope you are all doing ok.

I have only skimmed through the posts, so please correct me if I am wrong, but I couldn't see any where the Mirena, Provera & TXA worked & I wonder why gynae & gps keep prescribing treatments that don't work.

I'm now 46 & have the Mirena, been using it for 12 years, initially to treat Complex Hyperplasia with Atypia & polyps. Thankfully it worked & between 2012 & 2017 I had no periods. Since then, my periods have returned, really short & light to begin with & I hardly needed any sanitary protection. Unfortunately, in the last year, the amount of blood & length have increased. I've now been bleeding for 7 weeks, my last one was 6 weeks (with a 9 day break in between). I also get really bad cramps - which can be worse & crippling after exercising.

I'm on my 3rd Mirena in 2 years, gynae keep insisting on changing it and I've been on Provera for 2 months. Last week my GP prescribed TXA but as with the lady who started this thread, I want the bleeding to stop naturally.

I've been so fed up with it all that I'm going down the alternative therapy route & have recently started having acupuncture & energy healing.

I have a gynae follow up next week & suspect I'll be fobbed off with more drugs. Although I find it does depend on which consultant - I've spoken to a few & they all have different ideas. One did suggest we remove the coil, stop the provera & see if my body can sort itself out naturally. That's also now my preferred option & I'll be pushing for that.

take care X

Hi guys,

Just reading through all this, and it's kind of nice to know I'm not alone.

I'm 27 years old and I'm on day 25 of my period. 
It's strange, as I thought it had stopped yesterday and BAM! Heavy today with clots.

Basically, I've been on a light period for the most of the month and then suddenly in these last 4 days it heavy and had clots. I took that as a sign as it finally flushing everything out so it would end, was lulled into a false sense of security with it becoming lighter and then today it's just become heavier again.

Totally fed up! I went to the doctors and they said to 'wait it out' for another 6 weeks (that was 2 weeks ago) but I have been researching and I'm going to ring up on Monday and push for bloods and an US. 
Any advice on how to push for this? 
I have slight abdominal discomfort alongside the bleeding.

It's stressing me out (which isn't that great I know) as my husband and I are trying to conceive.

Thanks

Hi there,

ive had on and off heavy bleeding for about 6 months now I'm 30. First started a few years ago when I hadn't had any bleeding for a year after I got the implant taken out. I went for a pelvic scan and was shown to have a thick lining so was referred to gynaecologist. While I was waiting for the appointment I had a very heavy and prolonged period. When I went to the gynaecologist I was told it was because I was over weight and should lose weight to have normal periods. Now I am over weight but nothing to the degree that would effect my period. I was out on the mini pill and that was the end of that. Was on the mini pill a year and decided to come off because it stopped my periods all together, my period returned as normal and had a healthy period cycle for over a year. Then back in July I missed a period, next month I had it then the following month I didn't. That continued up until the start of December. Around the start of December I got my period very heavy with large clots for 2 weeks then I had spotting for a week and now back to a heavy period that isn't stopping with large clots. I've been taking tranexamic acid that I had left over last time ( still in date) because it's so hard to get an appointment with the gp. Even if I get an appointment with the gp they relate anything to my weight and then that's it don't hear from them again, I have been the same weight for 2 years had a healthy cycle for a year and a half then this happens. Anyone have any suggestions what I do. Or what it could be? ( my weight although not great but it has been steady for years and I fit into size 16 clothes so I'm not horribly obese)

I have had heavy vaginal bleeding since 23rd January. I know its not long considering some people's posts on here, but I can't get to SEE or even a telephone conversation with my doctor, because of covid. They recommended I wear no tampons but just pads but I am doing so much blood I feel disgusting, and have to wear a tampon as well. The doctor also recommended a pelvic exam, but the first time I had one of them I bleed for six weeks, and a male doctor I spoke to, to tell him about the after-pelvic-exam bleed, said due to the length of my bleeding after the pelvic, he said I should NEVER have anything like that again. My doctor at our walk in center said if I'm not changing protection every one or two hours, its usually further apart than that, then I'm not losing enough blood to worry about. My mother said I should get a D and C but due to my bleeding history when I had a pelvic exam, I don't think that's a good idea, since I am trying to STOP bleeding. What does anyone else recommend, as its snowing heavily here and due to my disability, I can't walk to the surgery or hospital, as I can't walk on snow and ice at all without falling over! I think my bleeding is either caused by mennorhagia or uterine fibroids but I am not a doctor. I'm 35

Hi, did you get your bleeding sorted? Reading through these posts yours was most similar to my experience. I am currently in a position where blood is pouring out, i'm on tranexamic acid but swapping to noresthisterone after they have finished. i was sent to a&e yesterday to have vitals checked and an examination, gynae doctor there literally had a speculum in for 10 seconds and send no signs of 'new' bleeding and i was sent home. GP had ordered a scan and a referral but referral could take weeks. I had fibroids removed last may 2020 with a hysteroscopy and a mirena coil fitted. I am absolutely scared to death with all this bleeding, i thought my treatment last year would solve problems but it obviously hasn't. has anyone else experienced fibroids or heavy bleeding returning after treatment and what was the outcome?

Hello, my bleeding was due to a very large polyp , after a lot of bleeding, and ending up in A&E with anemia,  and after 2 units of blood, I was sent for MRI so they could see exactly what was going on, and there it was a 9cm polyp,  so within 2 weeks I was in hospital again, having a polypectomy,  but when the surgeon spoke to me after the surgery he stated that he removed the large polyp but there was a small one hidden behind, but visability was poor so he couldn't remove it, so the bleeding has stopped, and im now on a waiting list to have the small polyp removed in the next few weeks, it doesn't cause me any problems but the gynaecologist wants it to be removed, hope this helps.xx

thank you for replying. i'm so glad you know the cause of the bleeding and it has settled since surgery. good luck for your next surgery, sounds like a good plan to get it removed.

i wish there was more urgency with getting seen and sorted, it doesn't feel right to be dealing with this sort of bleeding for weeks on end. 

xxx

Hello, my advice to you is,... keep an eye on the bleeding ,if you're in any doubt go to A&E, hopefully your referral and scan will shed some light on the subject, your fibroids may have grown back it's not unusual my polyps have grown back twice, so I had treatment but the bleeding continued due to more polyps growing,  it's very very doubtful to be anything sinister .xx

Hello Ihad a scan and a camera in side my uterus and was very painful and i had itdone under anaesthetic.  While under anaesthtetic they remove two large cysts.  then i was given the choice of a merina coil or tsblet and i was nver told tha they suspected cancer as i was bleeding from the uterus and scan showed a thick lining of the womb.  I was just told that I had cells that were not flat but round.  I had goodled what causes bleeding fro the uterus and one of the answers was cancer.  But not once did theysay this and not once did the consultant tell what was wrong.  i asked but never got a proper answer.  I was going through alot at the time as I had just been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and had to struglle with this all on my own and care for a husband who Ihad been a carer for since 2006 and had gone out to work to support nothof us fulltime and worked long hours.  I had themerinacoil inserted and the ward i was on was disgusting .  i was left there and not one did a nurse come to me and ask how i was or if i was in pain if i needed pain killer.  i was in alot of pain and could not get their attention so coiled up and trued to sleep.  But after that i was in horrendous pain so much i could not walk  or stand for more then a 3 miutes and i would be keeling over in pain.  i was like that for 6 minths and GP just aid just have to put up with this till it settles.  No one told me of this .  And after sixmonths itwas less pain but still was having pain was uncomfotable.  For 2 and half years i had to go back every 6 months for a biopsy.  I then asked how long i needed to have this in me as was cauding me alot of uncomfortableness and so one more if okay then i was okay to have it removed.  i had it removed and again bleeding again .  I then went to my GPand demanded to know what it was and why i had this coil and she told me then it was suspected cancer.  I was clear.  But never was it discussed and  I asked for my notes from the hospital and when i read them i saw that I had a D and C which I was not told about and that also that i had polyps but they were not cancerous It had show that the cells were multiplying which showed cancer was forming early stages.  Not once did they tell me all this.  It was all hidden from me.  I found this annoying as this is my body and to hide it from me was just awful.  I have gone through alot but I have been treated by GPs qualified I must and this Gyno in a cold hard manner.  I just feel I have to hold myself even now as I am treated in a callous way by doctors .  If i dont hold myself together i will breakdown and cry.  I jusr wonder why i am treated like this.  I feel i am disliked and look down upon in a condescending and demeaning way..  The only doctors that treat me with kindness and listen to me is student GPs at my surgery who  I feel safer with as they seem more like human beings who have feelings.  I hope you did not have my experience when you had the merina coil put in.  No one tells you the pain of having it inserted and also having it removed and it getting used to your body when inserted in.  i hope I never have to have this done again .  I would refused.  Nver want to experience this again.

I had a Hysteroscopy as I had unexplained bleeding.I am 62 and have recently started HRT again. They found a polyp which was removed. I carried on bleeding for two weeks and had blood clots I was examined and treated for an infection with antibiotics and tranexamic to stop bleeding. After stopping the Tranexamic tablets I am now bleeding heavily with cramp pains. I have another scan booked for a month's time. I feel tired with no energy. Has anyone else had this problem.

I had a Hysteroscopy as I had unexplained bleeding.I am 62 and have recently started HRT again. They found a polyp which was removed. I carried on bleeding for two weeks and had blood clots I was examined and treated for an infection with antibiotics and tranexamic to stop bleeding. After stopping the Tranexamic tablets I am now bleeding heavily with cramp pains. I have another scan booked for a month's time. I feel tired with no energy. Has anyone else had this problem.

Hi, 

I have come across previous threads by purely googling and wondered if anyone has been through similar issues to me. I had my smear test in 2022 which came back HPV positive but no abnormal cells. I decided to get my implant removed which had been in for 5 years in the October 22, where my periods came back but really light, they were quite heavy before.

Went to the doctors who referred me for bloods and an internal ultrasound as I was worried in the March 2023. They said bloods were normal and my endometrium was 4mm (due to when I was in my cycle) had another smear as well which came back with the same result so have had to wait another year. 

For the last 6 months since October 2023 my periods have been on time but lasting longer, to the point now for the last few months have been heavy, bleeding after sex and passing big clots (sorry for TMIF). I went to a gynaecologist who looked at my results from last year who prescribed me tranexamic Acid. Wasn’t happy as I expected to be properly checked. Went back to the doctor who did my blood count and iron levels. Blood count came back fine but iron was slightly raised. 

The doctor has said not to worry but I’m beside myself with anxiety and I just wondered if anyone else had been in similar position?