Heavy bleedingSymptomsDoctor conversation
Important: This resource is for education and preparation only. If you are worried, speak to a healthcare professional or trusted adult.
What heavy can mean
Heavy bleeding can mean changing products very often, leaking through clothes or bedding, passing large clots, needing double protection, or feeling unable to leave the house because of bleeding.
Impact matters
If bleeding affects school, work, confidence, sleep or everyday life, it is worth speaking to a healthcare professional.
What to write down
Track how many products are used, whether clots occur, how many days bleeding lasts, symptoms such as dizziness or fatigue, and whether bleeding happens between periods.
When to seek help quickly
Seek urgent advice if bleeding is very heavy, you feel faint or breathless, there is severe pain, or bleeding occurs during pregnancy.