If you suffer from heavy, uncomfortable periods, listen up, because your misery might soon be at an end.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh believe that heavy flows might soon be a thing of the past.
Funded by Wellbeing of Women, a new study has been looking into how the shedding of the womb lining affects the levels of oxygen during menstruation.
When the endometrium (the lining) sheds, it causes us to bleed (our periods).
In order to reduce the amount of blood lost, the surface of the womb has to heal.
The study notes that when there are lower levels of oxygen, the body produces a protein called hypoxia-inducible factor one (HIF-1) – and it’s the production of that protein that speeds up the healing process of the womb lining.
Researchers have discovered that women with heavy periods tend to have lower levels of HIF-1 than those of us with a… Read the full story
from Metro http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/28/heavy-periods-soon-thing-past-scientists-believe-7266549/
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