Causes of Heavy periods

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List of 78 causes of Heavy periods

This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Heavy periods in our database from various sources.

• Adenomyosis - longer periods
• Alcoholism - heavy menstrual flow
• Alport syndrome with leukocyte inclusions and macrothrombocytopenia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Any condition that causes bleeding - see causes of bleeding symptoms or bruising easily
• Autoimmune thyroid diseases - increased menstrual flow
• Bernard-Soulier Syndrome - heavy menstrual flow
• Birth control pill poisoning - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Bleeding disorders - Heavy menstrual bleeding
• Cervix cancer
• Chronic Kidney Disease - heavy periods
• Clotting disorders
• Dysfunctional bleeding - vaginal bleeding of unclear causes.
• Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding - vaginal bleeding longer than normal periods
• Endometrial hyperplasia - heavy menstruation
• Endometriosis - heavy periods
• Epstein's Syndrome - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Essential thrombocytosis - same as essential thrombocythemia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Excessive dieting
• Excessive exercise
• Factor V deficiency - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Factor VII deficiency - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - autosomal dominant - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Friuli - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Kanazawa - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Ketchikan - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Nottingham - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Padua - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - San Antonio - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Santo Domingo - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Shanghai - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - St. Louis II - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Stockton - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Taunton - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Tokyo - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Vorarlberg - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Wenatchee I - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Wenatchee II - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Fechtner syndrome - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Fibroids
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Cancer - heavy menstruation
• Hyperthryroidism
• Hypothyroidism - increased menstrual flow
• Infected IUD
• May-Hegglin Anomaly - excessive menstrual bleeding
• May-Hegglin thrombocytopenia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Menopause - heavier periods
• Menorrhagia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Menstrual conditions - Heavy periods
• Miscarriage
• Owren Parahemophilia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Pancytopenia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Pelvic infections
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - heavy periods
• Perimenopause - heavier periods
• Plasminogen activitor inhibitor type 1 deficiency, congenital - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Riedel syndrome - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Salpingitis - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Stuart factor deficiency, acquired - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Stuart factor deficiency, congenital - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Thrombasthenia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Thrombocytopathy - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Thyroid disease
• Thyroid disorders - increased menstrual flow
• Uterine cancer
• Uterine fibroids - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Uterine polyps
• Von Willebrand disease - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, platelet type - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 1 - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 2 - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 2A - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 2B - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 2M - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 2N - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 3 - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand's disease - a commonly overlooked cause of heavy periods or excessive bleeding.

Drug side effect causes of Heavy periods

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Heavy periods as a side effect.

• Etonogestrel
• Implanon

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