Why do we pass blood clots when we have fibroids?

[Guest guest]

In preparing our bodies for menstruation, an anti-clotting substance

is released each month when our periods begin which allows us to

bleed for the 4-7 days we normally menstruate. If the blood clotted

too soon, we would have difficulty shedding the lining of the

uterus.

However, with the presence of fibroids, it can happen that the amount

of blood we are losing becomes greater than the ability of the anti-

clotting mechanism to handle. At that point, the blood does go back

to forming clots. I'm trying remember where I read this -- it might

have been Dr. 's " A Gynocologist's Second Opinion " , an

excellent general purpose women's health resource. Leonie