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Special Feature Nº23Perimenopause Collection
Why Are My Periods Suddenly Heavier?
What a heavier bleeding pattern may mean, what is useful to notice, and when the change deserves assessment.
Hormones & MenopauseAlso in Women's Health
What a heavier bleeding pattern may mean, what is useful to notice, and when the change deserves assessment.
Inside this feature
- This Is Different from My Normal
- Why Can Bleeding Change During Perimenopause?
- Common Does Not Mean ‘Just Put Up with It’
- What Is Useful to Notice?
- Perimenopause May Be Part of the Story—but Not the Whole Story
- Could the Bleeding Be Affecting My Iron?
- What May Happen When I Seek Care?
- When to Book—and When Not to Wait
- A Better Conversation
Read the special feature 10 pages · 29 September 2026
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General information, not a diagnosis. If anything here feels familiar, the next step is a conversation with your GP.
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