Heavy vaginal bleeding varies depending on what is normal for a particular woman. For most women, passing clots of blood from the vagina and soaking through their usual pads or tampons every hour for 2 or more hours is not normal and is considered to be severe bleeding.
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Vaginal bleeding refers to bleeding from inside the vagina, not from a cut or scrape near the vagina. |
Author:Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Medical Review:Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Last Updated: 07/11/2007
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