I am new here, but I wanted to address the prolonged bleeding issue. I recently began having problems with that. Because I was/still am breatfeeding, my gynie did not want to run hormone tests b/c they would not be accurate. She did an endometrial biopsy to rule out hyperplasia and endometrial cancer. That was not the problem. She suspected the cause of my bleeding was hormonal, but she could not explain why I was bleeding so heavily and why it was continuing for weeks on end. On a whim, she ran tests for different bleeding disorders. It turns out I have Von Willebrand's Disease (vWD).
vWD is related to hemophelia. You can have a extremely mild case or very severe case. It is the most common bleeding disorder. It is often misdiagnosed or missed altogether. Often you will bleed with no pain. Many women get unnecessary hysterectomies due to this disease not being diagnosed. Check out
http://allaboutbleeding.com for more information. If you suspect you have this, your doctor can order a bleeding time test or a platelet function analysis. The second test is probably more reliable.
I had never even heard of this disease. I have a very mild case. I don't fit the typical profile, but nevertheless it has caused my periods to be crazy heavy recently.
Anyway, it is something worth checking into.