Living with heavy periods

A heavy periods symptom tracker for what you actually lose each month

A chronic illness tracker and gentle companion that already knows what heavy periods can involve — so you do not have to explain it from scratch.

What heavy periods can involve

Heavy menstrual bleeding is common and frequently dismissed, partly because there is no easy way to describe it. People compare their periods to a standard they have never seen, and are then asked in an appointment how heavy is heavy. Flooding, clots and changing protection hourly are the details that answer that question, and they are the ones easiest to leave out.

The knock-on effects are the part that gets missed entirely. Fatigue and dizziness from low iron, and the planning around leaks that decides what you wear and where you go. Written down as it happens, a few months of that becomes something concrete to hand over rather than an impression you are asked to summarise.

How a day can feel

If your days sound anything like this, taluvu was made with you in mind.

  • “I plan my week around it, every month.”
  • “I was told this was normal for years.”
  • “I am changing things hourly and that is apparently fine.”
  • “The tiredness afterwards is its own thing.”
  • “I have ruined clothes and stopped mentioning it.”

These are the kinds of things taluvu invites you to say in your own words — never a checklist of what anyone “should” have.

What taluvu helps you keep track of

Choose Heavy periods and it starts you with a palette, not a blank form.

These are things people living with heavy periods often want to keep an eye on. Remove any you do not need, add your own, and check in with a few taps on the days you have very little to give.

  • Heavy bleeding
  • Flooding or leaks
  • Clots
  • Period pain
  • Fatigue
  • Dizziness
  • Worry about accidents
  • A journal in your own words, not a score
  • A plain-English week view of what stands out
  • A Doctor Summary you own and can print
  • Your care team’s details in one place

taluvu never claims one thing caused another. It shows what is worth noticing and leaves the medicine to your doctor. See how a check-in works.

A calm, colour-coded week view of someone's health story in taluvu, showing gentle patterns rather than a raw score.

Trusted information and support

Places we point people to for heavy periods.

The same sources and communities taluvu links to inside the app. They are independent of us; please check anything important with your own care team.

Information sources

Communities

Questions people ask

Heavy periods and taluvu, in plain answers.

Short, honest answers about what taluvu does and does not do for heavy periods. Nothing here is medical advice.

Is taluvu a heavy periods tracker?

Yes. Heavy periods are built into taluvu with a starting palette of heavy bleeding, flooding or leaks, clots, period pain, fatigue, dizziness and worry about accidents. You can add anything else and write about a day in your own words.

Can I record how heavy a day actually was?

Yes. You can note flooding, clots or how often you changed protection at the time, in your own words. That is the detail a clinician asks for, and it is far harder to answer accurately two months later.

Does taluvu tell me whether my periods are too heavy?

No. taluvu does not judge what is normal or say whether something needs investigating. It keeps your own record of what happened. Whether it warrants tests or a referral is a question for your GP.

What can I show at an appointment?

The Doctor Summary turns your notes into a plain-English account you can print or hand over, covering several cycles rather than the one you can remember. It is not a medical record and never a diagnosis.

Getting taluvu

Carry heavy periods with a little more company.

taluvu is an iPhone app. A membership comes with a free trial, and the price and terms are shown in full before you are ever asked to pay.

Download on the App Store See how taluvu helps See a real Doctor Summary

Other conditions

taluvu understands more than one thing at once.

Over a hundred conditions are built in, including living without a diagnosis yet. Choose as many as apply.

taluvu is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Nothing on this page is a substitute for advice from your own doctor or care team. taluvu helps you organise and describe your own experience — see the Medical & AI Disclaimer.

If you are in crisis or need urgent help, contact your local emergency services or a crisis line. In the UK, call 999 in an emergency, NHS 111 for urgent advice, or Samaritans free on 116 123.