

You have my sympathies as I know very well how much it sucks and how embarrassing it can be at work. Heck, it could be stress from the PE and whatever else and your next cycle may be fine (one can always hope!). Brain: Blood clots in the brain can cause a range of symptoms, depending which part of the brain they affect. Swelling, redness and warmth are other common signs of blood clots. Arms or legs: A blood clot in the leg or arm may feel painful or tender to the touch. A 'pattern' is when the systems harmony is disrupted, leading to symptoms or signs that something is wrong (like small clots in menstrual.

Chinese Medicine sees the body as a system, not a sum of isolated parts. Also, they may want to just check out everything out to make sure there’s not another cause or solution. Abdomen: Blood clots in the belly area can cause pain or nausea and vomiting. Small clots in menstrual blood can be the consequence of several so-called patterns of disharmony in Chinese Medicine. I would recommend you get your iron levels checked by your doctor as you may become anemic depending on how much you’re bleeding and how long you’re on blood thinners. If that doesn’t work, I may have to do an ablation or risk trying progesterone only birth control. I’m now trying an IUD to see if that helps because I’m on blood thinners for life. I had a friend that had non-blood thinner related menorrhagia and she used adult diapers. You might try a menstrual cup, but I’ve heard there’s a bit of a learning curve with those, so if you try that method, double up with a pad until you’re comfortable. I know some people double up with tampon and pad. I eventually got the overnight pads (better coverage and more volume) and changed those regularly. When the period blood clots are a similar size to a golf ball or consistently around the size of a 5 pence coin, its time to talk to your doctor. But large clots, such as those that are bigger than a quarter, may indicate the presence of uterine fibroids. Then, when it passes during menstruation, you see clots. I didn’t have heavy bleeding issues until two years after being on warfarin, so I’m sorry that yours happened so quickly. Blood can coagulate in the uterus or vagina at any time throughout your period, just as it does to seal an open wound on your skin.
