I am a doctor – these are the symptoms that you should never ignore, because they can be a sign of a serious condition

A doctor has unveiled the period symptoms that you should never ignore ‘, because it could be the sign of a more serious condition.

Dr. Raj Arora, a general practitioner in the UK, warned that certain symptoms may indicate endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) or even, in rare cases, cancer.

In a recent Tap videoThe general practitioner urged women to ask their doctor’s advice if they experience or spot difficult periods and explain that the two symptoms can be indicators for underlying health problems.

In the clip she said: ‘Number one, tough periods. Now this is really very important. ‘

Dr. Arora said you can see if you have particularly tough periods in a number of ways.

These include or: ‘You penetrate through pads or tampons within two hours; You have heavy bleeding for more than seven days; your path or tampon must change during the night; Or you pass clots that are larger than a coin or a quarter and they just continue and feel uncomfortable. ‘

The doctor then explained how heavy periods can cause serious knock on side effects.

She said, “If you have such heavy periods that are not only heavy and uncomfortable, but also beat on effects such as dizziness or giving you the feeling that you are fainting – you don’t want to ignore this symptom.”

Dr. Raj Arora has unveiled the symptoms of two periods that women should never ignore, because they can be a sign of serious conditions such as endometriosis and even cancer (depicted, with a stock image)

Arora continued: ‘This can be a result of fibroids, it can be a result of endometriosis, adenomyosis, PCOS. The list goes on.

‘You don’t want to ignore this, you have to get help. Go to your doctor. ‘

The doctor also explained the symptom of the second period that should not go through untreated.

Dr. Arora said, “Number two, spot between periods.”

The doctor continued: ‘If you have a spot between your period, it is really important to find out why.

‘This may be due to having cysts and having pelvic extraction diseases. It may be due to having endometriosis, again PCOS.

“And more importantly, if it is a consequence of pelvic inflammatory disease or a long -term infection in the pelvis, you want to treat this because sometimes it can sometimes have an impact to your fertility.”

Without worrying her viewers, the doctor added: ‘Sometimes bleeding between the periods can even be a sign of cancer.

The two symptoms mentioned by the doctor were heavy bleeding and spotting

“I don’t want to frighten or worry, but it is important that if you bleed between the periods, you see your doctor to have it checked.”

Although several women were grateful for the tips that many complained that they had gone to their doctor about these symptoms and had been swept away.

A viewer said: “I don’t ignore it, but my doctor did,” another responded to the comment in accordance with the text: “Really, they just throw you on the pill.”

A second person wrote: ‘I never get my period. No more since 2022. So [at the] At the beginning of this year I went to the local doctor, she finally said it is because I am fat. I said what you mean, she said you don’t get your period because your weight. ‘

Another person added: “The doctor will still say that it is in your head and will put you on contraception.”

Several other women told stories about being ignored by their doctor, said one: “I was bleeding by a super tampons with a night cushion in 30 minutes that no doctors will listen, they just say” is a normal part of being a woman, “even when I bleed constantly for four months.”

Endometriosis affects around 11 percent of American women – about 6.5 million people, according to the US Office on Women’s Health (Oash)

It is a condition where the tissue that normally grows on the inside of the womb starts to grow outside – on the ovaries, fallopian tubes or other internal organs.

The tissue in your womb is shed every month with your menstrual cycle, but the extra tissue on misplaced parts of your body has nowhere to go when responding to monthly hormonal changes, which leads to a wide range of uncomfortable symptoms.

This can include painful sex, bloating, nausea, fatigue, depression and infertility. Between 30 and 50 percent of people with the condition, infertility can experience, According to Massachusetts General Hospital.

Experts do not know what endometriosis causes, but it is probably a combination of your genes, hormones and immune system, or may have to deal with trauma according to Oash.

Because it is understood so badly, it takes an average of eight years after developing symptoms for someone to get the diagnosis of endometriosis.