An Ob-Gyn Explains How to Tell If Your Heavy Periods Are Putting You at Risk For Anemia – POPSUGAR Health and Fitness Australia

Battling through one heavy period, much less routinely heavy periods, absolutely sucks. They’re messy, uncomfortable, and can even have lasting consequences including anemia, a condition in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to sufficiently supply the body with oxygen. Much like your period flow, anemia can be mild, moderate, or severe. It can also occur after one significantly heavy period, or over time with persistently heavy cycles that slowly deplete your body of blood volume …

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