Many women sail through their 20s and 30s with predictable periods, only to find that once they cross 40, the menstrual flow becomes heavier, clots appear more often, and cycles feel anything but ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. If your periods have gotten heavier, longer, or suddenly clot-heavy as you’ve moved into your 40s, you’re far from alone. Many people enter a new ...

Your period has always been a monthly visitor, but lately, it’s overstaying its welcome with increasing intensity. If you’re experiencing heavier periods in your middle years, you’re not alone. This ...

“Are you… Eating ice?” my mum asked me quizzically one evening. My parents have one of those large, fancy fridges that makes crushed ice at the touch of a ...

Heavy or prolonged periods can cause iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may impact periods, but this requires further research. Iron deficiency anemia occurs if people do not have enough iron in the body ...

As August rolls around and we celebrate Women’s Month, it's essential to shed light on a pressing issue that affects millions of women in South Africa: heavy menstrual bleeding, known medically as ...