Generally, a period lasts between three to seven days. A menstrual period that lasts longer than seven days is considered a long period.
Your doctor may refer to a period that lasts longer than a week as menorrhagia. You may also be diagnosed with menorrhagia if you experience unusually heavy bleeding that lasts less than a week. Five percent of women have menorrhagia.
A long period may be a sign of a serious underlying health condition, such as:
- hormone irregularities
- uterine abnormalities
- cancer
If your periods consistently last for more than a week.
- Severe pain.
- Fever
- Abnormal discharge or odor
- Unexplained weight gain or loss.
- Unusual hair growth
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