{"id":2832,"date":"2018-01-24T19:02:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T16:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venusmed.gr\/?page_id=2832"},"modified":"2018-01-26T18:55:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T15:55:37","slug":"ti-prokalei-tin-afksimeni-roi-tis-periodou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/venusmed.gr\/en\/iatrika-themata-2\/gynaikologika\/periodos-tis-gynaikas\/minorragia\/ti-prokalei-tin-afksimeni-roi-tis-periodou\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes the periods heavy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u200bIn most women with heavy periods, the womb and ovaries are normal.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is likely to be due to\u00a0<strong>local factors of the endometrium<\/strong>(lining of the womb):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>changes in the blood concentration of natural chemicals called prostaglandins, which help to close off the blood vessels;<\/li>\n<li>changes in the blood clotting mechanism in the womb lining.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However other pathological causes have to be excluded before reaching this diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>The doctor will\u00a0<strong>check for specific problems<\/strong>\u00a0such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fibroids<\/li>\n<li>Endometrial polyps<\/li>\n<li>Endometrial hyperplasia (thickening of the lining of the womb)<\/li>\n<li>Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) due to infection;<\/li>\n<li>Underactive thyroid gland;<\/li>\n<li>Blood-clotting disorder<\/li>\n<li>Use of anti-clotting drugs (i.e warfarin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes periods become heavier after\u00a0<strong>certain phases or events<\/strong>\u00a0in woman\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>These are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After childbirth,<\/li>\n<li>\u200bAfter coming off the pill,<\/li>\n<li>Following the insertion of an intra-uterine contraceptive device (coil).<\/li>\n<li>During the years leading up to the menopause.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t<div class=\"qode-3d-button-holder\">\n\n\t<a href=\"\/en\/iatrika-themata-2\/gynaikologika\/periodos-tis-gynaikas\/minorragia\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #330033\" class=\"qode-btn qode-btn-medium qode-btn-solid qode-btn-custom-hover-bg qode-btn-custom-hover-color back-button qode-btn-3d-hover\" data-hover-bg-color=\"#931c70\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\" >\n\t    <span class=\"qode-btn-text\">Return<\/span>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/iatrika-themata-2\/gynaikologika\/periodos-tis-gynaikas\/minorragia\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #330033\" class=\"qode-btn qode-btn-medium qode-btn-solid qode-btn-custom-hover-bg qode-btn-custom-hover-color back-button qode-btn-3d-hover\" data-hover-bg-color=\"#931c70\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\" >\n\t\t    <span class=\"qode-btn-text\">Return<\/span>\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n[vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u200bIn most women with heavy periods, the womb and ovaries are normal. The problem is likely to be due to\u00a0local factors of the endometrium(lining of the womb): changes in the blood concentration of natural chemicals called prostaglandins, which&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2826,"menu_order":290,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"custom-tpl.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/venusmed.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2832"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/venusmed.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/venusmed.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venusmed.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venusmed.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/venusmed.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2832\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venusmed.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/venusmed.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}