Why is my period blood dark red
7 Things Your Period Blood Color Reveals About Your Health
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seven things the color of your period
blood reveals about your health periods
and how they go are a couple of the most
important hints of what's going on
inside a woman's body noticing the color
of your period blood can save you from
some very dangerous conditions so is
your health perfectly normal
or is there something alarming going on
let's find out but before we reveal all
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pinkish color if you notice that your
period blood is often penis this may
signify low estrogen levels there's one
important thing to mention here though
according to a study conducted by
national analysts worldwide in
Philadelphia this is very common among
avid runners it's simply because playing
sports especially running can cause
estrogen levels to drop and this is not
necessarily a bad thing but you
shouldn't let your guard down either a
study conducted by the division of
endocrinology and metabolism at the
Center for osteoporosis and metabolic
bone diseases at the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the
Central Arkansas veterans health care
system showed a scary connection between
low estrogen levels and osteoporosis
later in life so make sure you look
after yourself visit your doctor
regularly to avoid any unpleasant
consequences number 6 watery
if your period blood is a really light
pink color or has almost no color that's
a bad sign this blood color can signal
that you're either nutrient deficient or
that you are at risk of ovarian cancer
but don't panic just yet
according to the University of
California San Francisco fallopian tube
cancer accounts for less than 2% of all
gynecological cancers in addition it
depends on a variety of other factors
only your doctor can tell you exactly
what's going on and the real reason for
your period blood losing its color just
remember that watery or almost colorless
blood is a crucial clue from your body
that something is not right number five
dark brown dark brown is a color that
can raise some concerns in your mind but
in fact it's completely normal
Karen Carr chemo MD MPH and OBGYN at the
Institute for Women's Health in San
Antonio confirms that it's just some of
the old blood that has been sitting
inside your uterus for too long and as a
result turned brown doctors aren't
exactly sure why this happens but one
thing is certain there's nothing wrong
with it if you're pregnant and you
experience spotting throughout your
pregnancy a brown color may be a signal
that the active bleed has stopped again
there's nothing particularly wrong with
this however considering your current
condition it's best to let your doctor
know about any changes that your body is
going through number 4 thick looks like
Jam with clots if you often see Jam like
blood with dark red clots it's generally
a sign that you might have low
progesterone and high estrogen levels
yep your estrogen levels really affect
the color of your period blood most of
the time this type of period blood
doesn't mean anything unhealthy but
there is one little exception if the
clots are large enough and there are way
too many of them there's a possibility
that you have a serious hormonal
imbalance this can be caused by fibroids
in your uterus as well other signs of
this are bleeding between periods a
greater need to pee a bloated abdomen or
painful sex if at least two of these
symptoms match your situation visit your
doctor immediately there's nothing scary
about this condition but you shouldn't
ignore it either
number three grape reddish mix gray
period blood or mix of grey and red has
a variety of meanings unfortunately none
of them are what you want to hear
usually it's a red flag for an STD or
STI infection they all have their own
additional symptoms and signs so don't
be shy about consulting your doctor on
this matter but things get even more
alarming if you've missed at least one
period according to Karen Carr chemo
this can be a signal of an early
miscarriage in fact this problem is way
more common than you might think
UC Davis health estimated that 10 to 20
percent of women have an early
miscarriage within the first 10 weeks
this is why it's so important to check
in with your doctor regularly before and
after you get pregnant so you can always
know what's going on and what you can do
to protect yourself from any awful
surprises number 2 cranberry red color a
bright cranberry blood color alarms a
lot of women but in reality it's exactly
what your natural and healthy period
blood color should be however this
doesn't mean that you should skip seeing
the gynecologist altogether some serious
diseases have very sneaky symptoms where
you seem perfectly fine but an
irreversible process is happening in
your body so yes you can sigh with
relief as your period blood colour is
perfectly fine nonetheless it's still
not a good enough reason to forget about
regular doctor appointments number one
orange orange is a pretty color but not
when it comes to your period blood as a
matter of fact orange blood has pretty
much the same meaning as great reddish
blood infection alert if this is also
accompanied by a bad odor or severe
pains it can once again be either an STD
or STI infection of some kind there's
another side to it as well though more
specifically some women confess that
they experienced orange spotting 10 to
14 days after conception of course not
all women have implantation spotting but
generally speaking if you see spotting
that doesn't turn into a period there's
a good chance you might be pregnant
and that's pretty much the whole
spectrum of period colors now here's
another thing that confuses a lot of
women blood color changing during a
period don't worry it's perfectly normal
for your period color to change from the
beginning to the middle to the end
having different colors from month to
month is alright to just keep track of
which colors you have and call the
doctor immediately if you get a worrying
color usually period blood color varies
from bright red to dark red and it's
connected to the blood flow and the time
it has been in your uterus for example
the flow might be quite fast in the
beginning and then get slower toward the
end if you don't lead an active life
that affects your blood color too making
it darker the most important thing is to
regularly visit your doctor and make an
appointment immediately if you notice
changes in your periods if your cycles
are irregular they change in length
you're in huge pain or you bleed between
periods or after menopause call your
doctor if you're pregnant keep an eye
out for any spotting and bleeding in
some cases they can be signs of a
miscarriage so take care of yourself and
stay healthy
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