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Heavy Menstrual Periods
Contact your health care provider and arrange to be seen immediately.
You may have a low red blood cell count (anemia). You may need to begin taking iron supplements. On rare occasions menstrual bleeding can be so heavy that a blood transfusion may be needed.
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