Why is my period 10 days long
12 Reasons Why is My Period Longer Than 10 Days
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twelve reasons why is my period longer
than ten days if on the tenth straight
day of fishing for a tampon in your bag
you find yourself wondering why is my
period so long you're not alone you
probably learned in health class that
the typical period comes around once a
month and lasts for about three to five
days here are reasons why is my period
longer than 10 days 1 your weight
recently changed if you have a longer
than 10 day period and you've recently
gained weight that could be an
indication that you're above your ideal
weight increased body fat leads to
higher estrogen levels which can make
periods longer and heavier - you're
super stressed out stress can affect
your menstrual cycle in pretty much
every way possible it can sometimes lead
your period to stop altogether but other
times it can make your period longer
than 10 to 11 days or heavier or lead to
mid cycle bleeding if you've noticed any
changes in your period during a breakup
the death of a loved one or another
stressful event talking to a mental
health professional may be helpful 3
your hormones are out of whack
polycystic ovarian syndrome
aka PCOS an underactive or overactive
thyroid and other disorders that mess
with your sex hormone levels can cause
long heavy or irregular periods if your
period is abnormal over ten days or has
changed significantly you may want to
see an endocrinologist to test for these
conditions for your medication has been
throwing things off certain medications
like thyroid medication steroids and
antipsychotics can also disrupt your
hormone levels if you're on any of these
meds make sure you're taking it
correctly and talk to your doctor about
alternatives if the problem persists 5
you're being exposed to environmental
estrogens long periods says over ten
days typically occur due to a dominance
of estrogen over progesterone in the
body but estrogens outside your body
like those found in plastics pesticides
and meat with added hormones can have
the same effect to curb the effects of
environment
mental estrogens eat a diet high in
fiber which prevents excess estrogen
from being absorbed and go for produce
without pesticides and hormone-free and
antibiotic-free meat and dairy when
possible 6 you have an IUD one of the
most common causes of long periods in
younger women our intruder and devices
IUDs a type of birth control placed
directly into your cervix it turns out
that both can cause abnormally long
bleeding especially right after
insertion longer heavier periods are a
known side effect of the copper IUD if
the prolonged periods don't settle down
after three cycles it's time to go back
to your doctor 7 you're actually
ovulating menstruation is your body's
way of getting rid of the extra blood
and tissue it saved up in case your egg
got fertilized but sometimes the
hormonal signals get crossed and you can
bleed when you release the egg to eight
you had an early miscarriage early
miscarriages are much more common than
you may realize
up to half of all pregnancies end in
miscarriage often before the woman even
realizes she was pregnant 9 you have
thyroid issues one in eight women will
suffer from low thyroid function or
hypothyroidism at some point in their
lives your thyroid is a little butterfly
shaped gland that controls the hormones
that regulate many systems in your body
including how fast you burn calories how
fast your heart beats and yes
menstruation having too little thyroid
hormone can cause your period to be
super long over ten days and heavy ten
blood disorder it's rare but it's
possible that extra long 10-day periods
are a sign of an underlying illness like
a hematologic blood disease 11 you have
undiagnosed cervical cancer abnormal
vaginal bleeding such as bleeding after
vaginal sex or bleeding and spotting
between periods can be a sign of
cervical cancer because cervical
abnormalities can be detected through
pap and HPV tests make sure you stay on
top of those and always tell your doctor
about your family history of female
cancers 12 your body's gearing up for
menopause
oh yes simply getting older can mess
with your period menopause which
technically means you've gone 12 or more
months without a period hits women
around age 50 however your body starts
the natural decline in hormones that
leads up to menopause aka perimenopause
as early as 35
