Blood clots during period with pain

Even though blood clots sound scary, they’re usually a good thing.

When you experience an injury—say, you accidentally cut yourself—your blood cells and proteins in your body join forces to form a clot and prevent excessive bleeding.

But those jelly-like blobs that appear during your period are a bit different than other types of blood clots.

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They include a mix of “various kinds of tissue products like coagulated blood, dead cells, and the top layer of the endometrium of the uterus—the lining,” says Adeeti Gupta, M.D., founder of Walk In GYN Care.

And while blood clots during your period can be a totally natural part of the process, they’re often a sign of a heavy flow, which can sometimes point to certain health problems.

So, what exactly is going on in your uterus? Here, gynecologists to explain when you should (and shouldn’t) worry about menstrual clots.

Are blood clots normal during your period?

Most of the time, blood clots are simply just a part of menstruation.

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