It was a solid Top 10 fixture on the ABC schedule for eight years, gently poking fun at manly men through patriarch Tim `The Tool Man' Taylor, whose grunts for `more power' were typically followed with calls to the local Detroit fire department. The series is based on the stand-up comedy routines of star Tim Allen.
COMMENTS 0. 1  Lots of things could be going on to cause your period to be lasting for three weeks. Depending on how thick your uterine lining is, sometimes it just does a really bad job of falling off quickly and flowing out through your vagina, so you have a small amount of bleeding daily for a few weeks.
Determining the cause of long periods begins with a visit to the doctor. During a typical monthly menstrual cycle, a woman ovulates and her uterine lining thickens to prepare for conception. If pregnancy does not occur, the built-up tissue of the uterine lining is shed with the menstrual flow and a new cycle begins. Periods typically occur approximately every 4 weeks and last no more than 7 days. Sometimes, periods become especially heavy and last an unusually long time. Several things can cause heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding. Possibilities include reproductive system problems and some nonreproductive disorders.