Very very heavy period and huge blood clot - why?

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I’ve been having periods since I was 11, I’m 40 now and - over the last two years - my periods have gotten heavier, but only for day 1, then normal.

Today, however, I am really freaked out. I took DC out and, after waking for 10 mins, I felt my tampon leak. And then, 5 mins later, leak down my leg (!). I rushed home, my pants were absolutely soaked (lucky was wearing a long, flowing dress so no one could see) and I just passed an absolutely enormous blood clot. Maybe 6cm in diameter? And there is so much blood.

This has never happened before! Is this normal? I’ve been TTC for two years with no luck and have “normal” day 3 and 21 blood tests (which pick up on stuff like endometriosis, don’t they?).

I don’t know if I’d be being over the top to call my GP. Maybe this is something that just happens?

Could be because I’m approaching menopause?! (Since I cant get pregnant I’ve been wondering.)

Any advice would be so appreciated. I’m really freaked out! This has never happened to me before - the major leaking or the huge blood clot.

I’m in my mid 50s and still having regular periods and I get this every month for 1/ 2 days , can literally not leave the house unless I’ve got a super plus tampon + pad in situ and can get to a loo really quickly . I’ve now tried all the treatments my GP can offer so it’s either get a gynae referral or hope I become menopausal fairly soon . I must say the clots can be a bit alarming at times .

I just popped out and got a FRER and it came up negative so don’t think a very early miscarriage. I would have liked it to be, so I’d have an answer - and so I’d know I can conceive! But oh well.

Am going to give my GP a go.

Can they test for perimenopause then?

They can do hormone tests though I had the same around that age lasted for years and now 7 years later still getting periods. Fibroids are quite common around that age - an ultrasound scan is the initial way of looking for those. That's why I had and they can remove some of them.

As someone who has just turned 30, been getting heavier periods for last 2 years and has just had to have an iud gutted after one that lasted pretty much 2 months except when on northisterone twice in that time I'm wondering if it's an he thing?

I was passing clots like that for a long time. It's been 2 years since I've worn just a tampon without a extra long high absorbency pad too.

Recently I've been sat on loo with golf ball clots dropping out of me.

Give your GP a call. IUD not an option for you if TTC but you may find tranxamic acid helps

Just turned 40 I should say!!!! And my periods started late when I was 15.