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Chicago, IL

My periods have become soo heavy with huge clots. This can't be normal. I'm anemic with a very low ferritin level (6). I can't be on anything with estrogen, and anything with progesterone doesn't seem to work. The lysteda is supposed to change the way your blood clots so your period isn't as heavy. The weird thing is no one seems to know anything about it and it doesn't seem very common. I don't understand why it wouldn't be more widely used. I'm afraid to try it because of the risk of… read more

August 19, 2018
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If you are anemic the low iron can cause clotting I believe. Otherwise, if you've been diagnosed with endometriosis, clotting can be associated with that also. Or at least I get a lot of clotting and the doc said that can happen.

August 19, 2018

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