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Dec. 11--Dr. Marcus Gordon, gynecologist, New England Gynecological Associates, Methuen and Lynn Explain what menorrhagia (men-or-ay-ZHA) is. How common is it? It's a very common problem, particularly for women in their late 30s and 40s. Periods become heavy and irregular. Some women we see bleed 15, 20 days a month, or every two to three weeks (rather than the average 28 days). Some have a lot of clotting.
Why does it happen? It's usually hormonal. Later in life, around 40, you don't ovulate regularly, there are fewer eggs and the quality of those eggs isn't the same, which causes an imbalance in the estrogen and progesterone cycle. The estrogen is what…
Source: HighBeam Research, For some women, hormone imbalance causes acute discomfort.