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Why are periods heavy? And the Penticare+ answer
Changing every hour, bleeding for more than seven days, feeling drained: that is not “just how it is”. Here is what it means, and how to protect yourself properly.
Heavy — meaning what?
Doctors call periods heavy when you change a pad every one to two hours, when they last more than seven days, when you pass clots bigger than a coin, when you bleed through clothes or bedding, or when you give up going out or working because of them. The tiredness and breathlessness that come with it are signs to take seriously: the body is losing iron.
Why?
Often it is simply a stage of life: the first years of periods, the months after a pregnancy, the approach of menopause. Sometimes it is the womb or the ovaries: fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, pelvic infection. More rarely, a bleeding disorder or a medicine. All of these can be looked for, and many can be treated.
Day to day
Keep track of your cycles and of how many pads you use: it is the first thing a doctor will ask. Eat iron-rich food — meat, fish, beans and lentils, green vegetables. And do not ignore tiredness that settles in.
The Penticare+ answer
Changing more often is not the answer; capacity and length are. ZEN 3D was built for those days: 290 mm, wings, a 3D barrier against side leaks, and ten pads in the pack. At night, that is the one you need, not two short pads one behind the other. Where ZEN 3D is not sold, choose the long night pad of the range available in your country, such as Venus. For hygiene, change at least every four hours, even if the pad is not full.
When to see a doctor
If your heavy periods have lasted several months, if they spoil your life, if they are very painful, if you bleed between periods or after sex, or if you are exhausted: see a doctor. Heavy periods can be treated, and nobody has to put up with them in silence.
