Natural Ways to Manage Heavy Periods

3. Are You At Risk?

A woman's risk of developing menorrhagia varies by age and underlying medical conditions. Adolescent girls are at risk of having menorrhagia due to anovulatory, or eggless, menstrual cycles, which may also occur more often as a woman reaches menopause. Without egg release, the hormone progesterone is low, causing heavy menstrual bleeding. Mature women with uterine pathologies, such as fibroids, polyps, and cancer, also face an increased risk of menorrhagia.