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i got my period just like 2 weeks ago and now when i get it i have large blood clots in my undies..what do i do about this? they look like freeking turds...plz help me!!
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Blood clots.....you mean, like clumps? You said that they look like turds. A little more description would have been nice, but if the blood is a dark color, like a dark reddish-brown or black and it is thick and gel-like and doesn't soak into your underwear or a pad like it would if the blood was the standard liquid red, then this is normal. It's called a black period. This only means that the blood released from your uterine lining has been exposed to oxygen for a long while. That's why it's the darker color instead of the standard red. The blood is thicker because instead of running down the vaginal walls it stays near the uterus, therefore, it has had time to dry out and thicken. The reason the blood stays near the uterus is most often because there was not enough blood released from your uterine lining in order for it to travel down to the vaginal opening.
So, what happens is the mucous that cleans out your vagina (the clear, or sometimes creamier sticky stuff that comes out in your underwear when your not on your period. It also comes out more when you're sexually excited or stimulated to lubricate the vagina to prepare for intercourse. When it dries in your underwear it will look like tiny paint chips) around the clock daily continues to clear out your vagina while on your period. That's what a percentage of the fluid that comes out is even on a regular period. It helps in bringing down any gunk that's in there. What happens when your on a black period is the mucous is left to bring down the dried blood on its own instead of having the heaviness of fresh, thinner liquid blood to speed it along. Mucous is thicker and slower to come out on it's own already, but is still in the more liquid-gel like form on a regular day to day basis and on a standard red blood period.
On a black period the mucous gathers up the thickened oxygenated blood from your uterus and slowly sludges it's way down the vaginal walls toward the opening. The mucous will travel even slower because it gets caught up with the thicker, heavily oxygenated blood giving the mucous itself time to dry out and become thicker. The end product when it finally reaches your vaginal opening and comes out into your underwear is a very thick and poo-like substance. It's disgusting ,but completely normal.
The causes for a black period are known to be caused from extra stress, hormonal changes, dramatic weight changes, endometriosis, miscarriages, and a few more things. If you'd like to get more information and related causes for thickened period blood here's a great url to visit... [Link](Mouse over link to see full location).
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The period 2 weeks ago...was it your very first one or are you just stating that 2 weeks after a period another one started and with heavier showing?
When I started I was very irregular. That can happen, periods weren't always heavy, some consisted of just spotting alot.
The spotting is not enough to get rid of the unneeded layer in your uterus that awaited a fertilized egg. Its a thick lining that sometimes comes out in thicker chunks that you might consider to be blood clots, but its piece of the actual lining
Most of it is discarded in just a bright red flow. If its delayed at first, it can be a more sticky pasty brown substance the color of old dried blood.
Any doctor will tell you that if you are experiencing any pain other than period cramps or the flow is extremely heavy every cycle, then they'll want to see you to put you on the hormonal bc pill to control that better or discover whats causing the pain.
If a period was delayed a long time and you finally get it, that period will usually always be heavier and longer lasting or more chunky than others. But theres no way to tell, it varied all the time with me. And that is normal.
Now I know this is disgusting and personal so embarrassing as well. . . but your mom is a female too...likely still gets her period and I'll bet if you could bring yourself to call her into the bathroom and show her a sample, she can verify if that is normal. And if it is not, you can bet she'll make sure to take you for an appointment. In the long run, its better to bite the bullet suffer the short bit of embarassment but end up with peace of mind. SO you dont worry and overthink this and lose sleep over it.
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