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    My period usually comes 4-5 weeks after my previous one. My last one was the first week of June, but for the past week I've been having period-like cramps, and this morning, I had a big blood clot come out (which never happens on the first day of my period), and a few minutes later, grayish blood clots started coming out, and now I'm bleeding heavily with dark burgundy/brown blood clots and blood. I called my doctor, but she never returned my call. Has anybody ever had bleeding like this?

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    I got this from http://women.webmd.com/menstrual-blo...-and-thickness


    Are clots and thicker menstrual blood unusual during a period?
    Many women have clots in their menstrual blood from time to time. The clots may be bright red or dark in color. Often, these clots are shed on the heaviest days of bleeding. The presence of multiple clots in your flow may make your menstrual blood seem thick or denser than usual.

    Your body typically releases anticoagulants to keep menstrual blood from clotting as it's being released. But when your period is heavy and blood is being rapidly expelled, there's not enough time for anticoagulants to work. That enables clots to form.

    If you have excessive clotting or clots larger than a quarter, you should see a health care professional to rule out any conditions that might be causing an abnormal period.

    Are darker colors and thicker flows normal in menstrual blood?
    Sometimes you may notice that your menstrual blood becomes dark brown or almost black as you near the end of your period. This is a normal color change. It happens when the blood is older and not being expelled from the body quickly.

    Temporary thick heavy flow isn't necessarily cause for concern. However, regular heavy periods justify a trip to the doctor to check your blood counts. Many women become accustomed to heavy periods, considering them to be normal. Over time, though, the excess monthly blood loss leads to anemia, potentially causing weakness or fatigue. If you ever feel something's not right with your period, see your health care provider.

    webmd.com is a good place to check with this kind of stuff, you can put in symptoms in the search engine and it will bring up stuff. I would make an appointment to see your doctor. Maybe get on birth control pills to keep periods lighter? I usually get clots and the brownish/gray color at the end of my period.
    Hope this helps

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    If your doctor isn't answering try calling a nurse line.
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    I miscarried with symptoms similar to that. Any chance you could have been pregnant? Keep calling the doctor, better safe then sorry.

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    Rule of thumb is if you are soaking a pad or a tampon per hour, or having clots larger than a tablespoon, call an advice line. I would also call an advice line because this is unusual for you.

    The grey clots is a new one on me. Never seen that before. Could just be tissue though.

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    I've never heard of gray clots either and I have had 2 miscarriages, have endometriosis and have had cysts a few times (but not PCOS) so, that seems very odd to me and I would def. call your doc or go to Planned Parenthood if I were you,
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    Default Re: Help! Period issues

    Thanks y'all for the replies. I went to another doctor today and he says that at my age (19 in 2 months) it's normal for my cycle to not be regulated. I still think it's weird though, because I've never had two periods in one month and have never had greyish blood clots, and I've had my period for 9 years.

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