Is Menstrual Clotting Normal?
Menstrual clotting can, indeed, be quite normal during your period. Anti-clotting agents are normally produced by your body during menstruation to allow menstrual blood to flow out freely, but even with this defense, clots can form. An unusually heavy period lasting from 7 to 10 days is known as menorrhagia. In a heavy period like this, you may not have enough of these anti-clotting agents to last through to the end of your period. This will result in the formation of clots that, although sometimes uncomfortable and even painful, are not usually a reason for concern. What Causes Menstrual Clotting? Often menstrual clotting has no known reason. Other times, clotting is caused by common methods of birth control such as the IUD or Depo Provera. However, there are other times when clotting is caused by certain disorders.
