My Period is More than 7 Days Long!

My period is more than 7 days long!

One question I’d have is what is normal.

I do not think this is normal.

The average duration is five to seven days, but that varies from person to person. What is normal should be measured by what is normal for you.

Not this long.

Periods can last anywhere from three to ten days. If you normally bleed seven days and bleed eight, that’s not bad.

I do not normally bleed seven days.

OK, if you bleed eight and normally do four, then you know there is a problem.

So what is causing it?

If you had a really light period, spotting and the later bleeding, I might say you’d had an early miscarriage.

How could I tell the difference? I mean, a period usually means not pregnant, not that I’m no longer pregnant.

A positive pregnancy test today from the hormones that goes negative over a few days is a sign of that. Then again, if your period was really late due to stress or early pregnancy lost, it could last a long time, too.

I thought miscarriages were really heavy periods.

They look like that, and the bleeding is worse the later on you are or if things do not flush out properly.

Then I need to get to the doctor.

If you had a miscarriage and it is incomplete, you’re opening yourself up literally to a massive infection. So if there is a chance you were pregnant, yeah, get to a doctor fast.

But I do not think I’m pregnant.

If you had a really long time without a period like a skipped period, then all the matter now is what did not come out last time. It is like the extra trips to take out the trash when you forgot last trash day.

I heard this could be a sign of an infection or a hormonal imbalance.

Maybe, which means seeing a doctor. But be careful on those medical diagnostic websites or you’ll walk away thinking you have the Black Death or Beriberi.

Beriberi is a disease of malnutrition.

OK, you’ve been on the site too long. Maybe you have uterine fibroids bleeding regularly and mistake it for your period.

I do not know if a cancer risk or hormonal problem is worse.

You could just have an STD, irritating things internally, thickening the uterine lining and resulting in a longer period.

OK, I’ll see the doctor as soon as she’ll see me.