Heavy Periods: When normal isn’t actually normal

Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is defined as excessive blood loss during menstruation that negatively impacts a woman’s  physical, emotional, social, or quality-of-life parameters. HMB may include:  passing large clots, needing to change sanitary protection every hour or two, or flooding through to clothing or bedding1. Because much of what counts as “heavy” remains subjective, many women …