Blood clots during a period, whats wrong?

Probably there is nothing wrong. Blood clots during a period can be normal, although sometimes painful as they pass through the cervix. It’s good that you are seeing your doctor soon to get checked out, especially since you think you may have had a miscarriage.

Sometimes, after a miscarriage, doctors perform a D & C (dilation and curretage) which is a scraping of the uterine walls. Every month your body prepares for pregnancy by accumulating blood in the uterine walls in anticipation of implantation of a fertilized egg. When you don’t become pregnant, that sheds with your monthly cycle. If an egg does implant, and you become pregnant, there are changes to that uterine lining as it prepares to grow the fetus.

What’s happening sounds pretty normal. The size of the clots and whether or not there is any unusual cramping involved would determine what the doctor will recommend. After a miscarriage, it’s a good idea to see your doctor.

@BarnacleBill thank you for the advice, the clots are frequent and tiny and when i get my period I do get bad cramping… hopefully I wasn’t pregnant in the first place.. because I don’t want to ever think I lost something very precious to me.

All I know is after 50 I had lots of big ones. A menopause thing. I bet you’re just fine!

Menstrual blood isn’t really blood, exactly: it’s cervical lining and cervical mucous. When thought of that way, “clots” make a lot of sense: they’re not “blood clots,” they’re just little masses of tissue. They’re perfectly normal.

Bright red colour throughout, however, is not so normal: usually the colour changes within a period from rusty brownish to bright red, depending on how “dead” or “alive” the tissue is (I think that’s what accounts for colouring, anyway).

Any change at all is something to be concerned about, really. Just wait for an answer from your doctor. Good luck.

Passing clots during menses is perfectly normal; it doesn’t mean there’s any sort of problem. Sorry to hear you think you’ve had a miscarriage, I’ve had 5, and they suck.

Is it possible that you were not pregnant at all? Excessive clotting and cramping is often a symptom of fibroids (typically benign tumors of the uterus). Very common and easily treated in most cases. Just to cushion that sentence in case you misread, fibroids does NOT mean cancer. I know “tumor” can be a scary word.
However, small clots are quite normal and may mean absolutely nothing. If this is all unusual for you, just talk with your doctor about it, s/he will know what to look for. Most often it is a minor issue, so try not to stress yourself out too much. I know it can be difficult not to.
The color of the blood you are seeing is directly related to how heavy your period is. The blood you lose during your period will often change color, depending on how quickly you are losing it. For example, if it has pooled at the bottom of your uterus and is moving more slowly from the body – it will be darker. Blood moving quickly from the body will retain that brightness that you’re seeing.

You were pregnant and then miscarried. It takes some time for your hormones to come back into homeostasis. You are probably still deficient in progesterone. That is the hormone that causes the development of the uterine lining to prepare for fertilization. When you are lacking in this hormone the blood doesn’t develop into a good lining and instead forms clots in places. This occurs in women as they age as well and it isn’t uncommon to hear older women talk about passing a great many large clots. It’s normal. But if you need reassurance see your gynecologist about it.