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.
Note: | 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 |
| Last Updated: July 11, 2007 | |
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