vaginapagina | What does "heavy bleeding" really mean?

Many women describe their periods as "heavy" but there really isn't a good understanding of what that means. Science describes a "heavy period" as 1/3 of a cup or more of blood lost during menstruation. Unless you measure what comes out (and while cup users sometimes are able to do that, not everyone uses a cup or wants to use a cup, and not all cup users bother to keep track of the quantity of liquid in it) it's hard to know what really constitutes "heavy" bleeding.

This article was a very interesting discussion of what really is "heavy" and how often it happens. It talks also about how women are in tune with changes in their own cycles.

Be sure to check out the 6 point scale they use for describing the heaviness of menstrual bleeding. I think that was among the most interesting parts of the article for me.

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