Reproductive & Sexual Health
Uterine Bleeding
Excessive or irregular bleeding from the uterus, including bleeding between periods, prolonged menstrual flow, or postmenopausal bleeding. Infection is a frequent cause; other causes include uterine fibroids, hormonal imbalance, and anemia. Any bleeding after menopause requires medical evaluation.
📝 Summary
In short: Excessive or irregular bleeding from the uterus, including bleeding between periods, prolonged menstrual flow, or postmenopausal bleeding. Infection is a frequent cause; other causes include uterine fibroids, hormonal imbalance, and anemia. Any bleeding after menopause requires medical evaluation.
Common causes: Infection (frequent cause of prolonged bleeding), uterine tumors/fibroids, hormonal imbalance, anemia from defective nutrition, constipation, sexual excess, uterine displacement, ovarian or tubal disease, uterine inflammation (metritis), or endometrial overgrowth..
First thing to try: After the period: warm douche of white oak bark, wild alum root, or bayberry bark (1 heaping tsp. per quart of boiling water, steeped and cooled; injected 4–5 times/day).
See a doctor if: See a doctor if symptoms are severe, persistent, or worsening, or if you are unsure — natural supports are meant to complement, not replace, professional care.
🌿 Overview
Excessive or irregular bleeding from the uterus, including bleeding between periods, prolonged menstrual flow, or postmenopausal bleeding. Infection is a frequent cause; other causes include uterine fibroids, hormonal imbalance, and anemia. Any bleeding after menopause requires medical evaluation.
Common signs
- Excessive bleeding from the uterus
- bleeding between periods
- prolonged or abnormally heavy menstrual flow. Post-menopausal bleeding is always abnormal and requires evaluation.
🔎 Why it happens
Common causes and triggers — spotting yours is often the first step to relief.
- Infection (frequent cause of prolonged bleeding), uterine tumors/fibroids, hormonal imbalance, anemia from defective nutrition, constipation, sexual excess, uterine displacement, ovarian or tubal disease, uterine inflammation (metritis), or endometrial overgrowth.
✅ What to do
Gentle, practical steps you can take at home — start at the top.
- After the period: warm douche of white oak bark, wild alum root, or bayberry bark (1 heaping tsp. per quart of boiling water, steeped and cooled; injected 4–5 times/day).
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- For hemorrhage: hot fomentations to thighs and spine with ice bag over lower abdomen and hot vaginal irrigation simultaneously.
- Address underlying infection or hormonal imbalance.
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🍽️ Eating to help
Food is one of the gentlest medicines — small, steady changes help most.
⚖️ Good to know
- Bleeding between periods or prolonged menstrual bleeding may indicate a uterine tumor — seek medical evaluation.
- Postmenopausal bleeding is never normal — always requires evaluation.
- Avoid prolonged hot sitz baths, hot douche, hot leg baths, or short cold applications to the lower spine, abdomen, or thighs — these increase pelvic/uterine congestion.
- Investigate and treat all contributing causes.
🩺 When to see a doctor
- See a doctor if symptoms are severe, persistent, or worsening, or if you are unsure — natural supports are meant to complement, not replace, professional care.
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