Menorrhagia

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Heavier bleeding on the first two to three days of your period is normal and does not always indicate that something is wrong. Your flow can vary from month to month and can be affected by lifestyle, diet and hormonal changes.

But how heavy is too heavy for a period? To start off, we want to clarify that what is normal for one person, might be a heavy period for another. Research so far shows that the average amount of menstrual fluid that leaves the body is at around 30-40 ml (which equals 4-8 teaspoons of blood).

There is a general understanding that you have a heavy period (also known as menorrhagia), if you bleed more than 60 ml in total each cycle. If you find that your flow is heavy for five days or more and you additionally feel very tired, you might be suffering from heavy periods.