im taking iron tablets.....should my periods be heavier or lighter?

Question

they have always been heavy but this month lighter is this due to the iron?

thanks

Answer 1

Yes, the lighter periods are due to taking the Iron tablets they make you bleed less thank Goodness... right?

Answer 2

Taking iron tablets shouldn't interfere with you menstrual cycle.
High iron content in the body has been linked to cancer and heart disease.
FYI:
Large iron supplementation may also contribute to the hardening of arteries, heart disease and reducing zinc absorption.
Iron absorption is negatively affected when oxalic acid - found in spinach, Swiss chard, tea, coffee, soy and some pulses. Antacid medication, coffee and tea drinkers at mealtimes, people on calorie restricted diets and women with a heavy flow during menstruation may require more iron.

Answer 3

If you were anaemic (your blood was lacking in iron), your periods would have been heavier. This seems silly as you would think your body would want to retain blood, not lose it! Taking iron tablets would treat the anaemia thereby making your periods lighter again.
Other symptoms of anaemia may include breathlessness and forgetfulness.

Answer 4

Periods shouldn't be affected by iron. Usually you take iron cause you are bleeding so much you don't have enough blood in your body. Iron makes your blood count better. Ask you doctor.

Answer 5

Iron is what makes your blood clot if you cut yourself so i am guessing that yes the tablets are what is making your periods lighter.

Answer 6

They should remain the same. If you are iron deficient, then your periods should have been lighter in color but not flow. Adding iron enriches the red blood cells so it should not affect the flow, just the color.

Answer 7

I very much doubt it- iron shouldn't make any difference to your periods

Answer 8

Neither. Iron has no control on your periods.

Answer 9

length does not remember, i think of that's purely certainly all and sundry is diverse. i'm skinny as fck, i'm purely a hundred pounds and that i'm 15 and 5"5 that's underweight and that i'm a skinny little athletic twig lol and my era is heavy, i think of that's all in what you consume or something, each and every so often your era could properly be mild each and every so often that's heavy it relies upon on the excercise you do this month, and what you consume, and so on

Answer 10

the only thing i know about iron is that it makes your no twos black