Sisters, have you ever heard of "Aunt God"?
Maybe I haven't been surfing the web for too long, but I was surprised when I first heard about it.
The cause was a mysterious ritual in the office of a young man, and I learned that there was now an aunt god.
One prays for flesh and blood, two prays for no painful menstruation, and three prays to aunts and months.
Girls are born with two kinds of troubles, one is that menstruation has come, and the other is that menstruation has not yet come.
Girls will also have two kinds of relief, one is that menstruation is finally gone, and the other is that menstruation has finally come.
After all, in front of this abrasive relatives of the great aunt, we will always be humble, weak, and helpless. Annoyed, not to come more annoying, really love and hate.
When you put a sanitary napkin, it is clean; when you do not have a sanitary napkin, the blood flows like a river. With a warm current, it was another night when the sheets needed to be washed.
Menstruation, from the onset of menarche around 12 years old to the menopause of the 50s, will accompany a woman for decades. I have to admit that "menstrual anxiety" is a physiological dilemma that plagues a woman for a lifetime.
Regardless of age, when it comes to menstruation, every woman has a lot of bitter tears.
Many people regard menstruation as a "barometer" of women's physical health, thinking that it can intuitively reflect physical health:
Is there something wrong with the body due to irregular menstruation and less and less amount?
The color of menstruation is particularly dark, and there are always blood clots in it, is it gong cold?
While many may not be accurate, menstruation does reflect the health of our bodies to some extent.
Today, let's talk about the moths that our "relatives" have made.
What exactly does normal menstruation look like?
With the periodic changes of the ovaries, the endometrium thickens, and after the egg is released, if fertilized, the fertilized egg is transported through the fallopian tubes to the uterus for development, that is, pregnancy;
If there is no fertilization, about 14 days after ovulation, the corpus luteum atrophises, stops secreting estrogen and progesterone, at this time the blood vessels in the endometrium constrict, the lining necrosis and shedding, causing bleeding, the formation of menstruation.
I think there is only one question that everyone is most concerned about, that is, is my menstruation normal?
Whether menstruation is normal depends on 3 aspects:
01
cycle
The length of the menstrual cycle refers to the number of days from the first day of menstruation to the first day of the next menstrual period, most people have a cycle length of 21-35 days, and the average menstrual cycle is 28 days.
Of course, the occasional cycle fluctuation does not need to worry, after all, there are too many factors affected by menstruation.
The following situations should be paid attention to:
The cycle is longer than 35 days, or there is no menstruation for 3 consecutive months;
The period is less than 21 days;
Sudden increase or shortening of the cycle (3 consecutive months).
Cycles that are too long or too short reflect the condition of the body to some extent:
Short cycles are more common in abnormal uterine bleeding or endometriosis; too long cycles are usually insufficient estrogen secretion or polycystic ovary syndrome, etc., so it is still recommended to go to the hospital for examination.
02
About menstrual time and menstrual volume
Most women menstruate (menstruation) for a period of 3-8 days.
If it exceeds this time, it may be gynecological diseases such as endometrial polyps and pelvic inflammation;
If the menstrual time is less than 3 days, it may be follicle dysplasia, the endometrium is too thin, and it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination in time.
The total amount of menstrual bleeding per menstrual period is 20-80 ml.
The International Union of Obstetrics and Gynecology defines menorrhagia as less than 5 ml at a time. Medically, menstruation of more than 80ml is considered to be excessive.
This point bothers the old mother the most, how to calculate this? C Mom shared a more intuitive form for everyone:
We take the sanitary napkin/ tampon as a reference, and we can calculate the following table according to the following table. (Table recommended collection)
Some people think that a large menstrual volume is a manifestation of strong blood and good health.
In fact, it is not, on the contrary, if the amount is too large during menstruation, it is easy to cause anemia. Therefore, sisters with large amounts should usually pay more attention to eating some iron-rich foods.
So when do you need attention, or even see a doctor?
Menstrual volume is less than 5 ml, or more than 80 ml;
Menstrual flow suddenly increases or decreases substantially.
03
About colors
Normal menstrual blood is red and dark.
This is because menstrual blood is mostly arterial blood, and a small part is venous blood.
Among them, there are more blood oxygen proteins in arterial blood, so the color of the blood is more red, and the carbon dioxide in the venous blood is more, so the color of the blood is darker.
This is why when we have a large amount, the color of menstruation will be more red, and when the amount is small in the later period, the color of menstruation will slowly become coffee or even brown.
Moreover, some sisters may have less menstruation, if the menstrual volume is small, the time of outflow outside the body is longer, and the hemoglobin and heme in the blood will be oxidized, so that the color of the menstrual blood will be darker.
However, the following two conditions may indicate a physical problem:
Menstruation is low and the color is always dark brown or coffee-colored;
First of all, the adhesions of the uterine cavity caused by the endometrial damage caused by the abortion curettage are excluded. In addition, it may be caused by hypo-ovarian function and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Menstrual color turns pink.
This may indicate low levels of estrogen, an inability to grow steadily in the endometrium, or an infection of the uterine cavity or genital tract.
Therefore, it is recommended to see a doctor in both cases.
What other issues are of particular concern to us about menstruation?
1. Menstruation is always not on time, is it menstrual irregularities\ irregularities?
Menstruation is not the hardest, and all women more or less involve one word: irregular menstruation.
Lucky people are similar, that is, the "menstrual law". And the unhappy sisters have their own troubles.
Some people don't come all the time, and some people's aunts refuse to leave when they come.
But in fact, due to the uncertainty of the relatives of the great aunt, the individual differences, sometimes too much pressure, or quarrels with the husband will affect menstruation (male compatriots please be nice to the wife).
Therefore, the occasional few irregularities are fine, don't worry too much.
So what exactly can be called a menstrual disorder?
The menstrual cycle > 35 days, or less than 6 menstrual periods in a year.
3 consecutive times in half a year, irregular menstruation.
Menstrual bleeding is irregular, frequent and irregular.
Abnormal bleeding volume\menstrual time: increased menstrual volume and prolonged menstruation; less menstrual flow with shorter menstrual periods.
There are many causes of menstrual disorders, such as external pressure, endocrine, endometrial inflammation, etc., but the common may be polycystic ovary syndrome, which is likely to affect conception.
Therefore, no matter what the cause, if you meet the above symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital to hang up the gynecology department to see it.
note:
Menstrual irregularities are long-term processes, if it is only a recent period of time, first of all, to eliminate the causes of excessive pressure in life, irregular work and rest or excessive exercise.
After eliminating the cause, try to change your life to see if the menstruation is restored to the law, if it is still irregular for several months, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to hang up the gynecology department to see Oh.
Secondly, menstruation during breastfeeding is not regular and normal Ha, just after giving birth to a child, the hormones in the body fluctuate greatly, and the ovaries need a period of time to recover.
2. If there is a blood clot in menstruation, is it not good health?
Not.
First of all, in addition to blood during menstruation, there are fragments of the endometrium, cervical mucus, and shedding vaginal epithelial tissue. The endometrium contains a large amount of fibrinase, which can cause blood to clot when it leaves the blood vessels.
Secondly, during menstruation, the human body will release anticoagulant substances to prevent blood from clotting, so that menstrual blood can be discharged smoothly from the body. However, if the menstrual blood volume is large, the blood outflow is faster, and the anticoagulant substance is too late to act, and a blood clot may appear.
Therefore, blood clots generally appear on the 2nd and 3rd days of menstruation, that is, the days when the amount is large.
There are also sisters who sit for a long time, menstrual blood can not flow smoothly, under the action of thrombin, menstrual blood is piled up in the uterine cavity, wait until they stand up, forehead, everyone understands.
In addition, if there are a large number of blood clots, or accompanied by severe dysmenorrhea, excessive bleeding and other conditions, it is likely to be uterine fibroids, intrauterine polyps, dysfunctional uterine bleeding and other reasons, you need to see a doctor, let the doctor comprehensive judgment Oh.
3. Can I take painkillers for dysmenorrhea?
OK.
In fact, dysmenorrhea is still very common in women. According to the survey, at least 6 out of every 10 menstruating women have experienced dysmenorrhea.
Most of them are dysmenorrhea caused by excessive endometrial prostaglandin secretion, that is, primary dysmenorrhea, which is normal physiological pain.
In this case, by eating painkillers such as ibuprofen, the secretion of prostaglandins can be suppressed, thereby solving the problem of dysmenorrhea.
Many people think that taking painkillers will be addictive, but in fact, what is really addictive is "opioid" drugs, which are prescription drugs, which are actually not very accessible in our lives, and everyone can rest assured.
And ibuprofen and other painkillers are currently relatively safe painkillers, and the effect of eating a pill will be very obvious. So, don't have to put up with it all the time, you deserve to make yourself comfortable.
Finally, I would like to remind all sisters that they must pay attention to their own health. Many people feel that menstruation is uncomfortable or a little problem is quite normal, and patience will pass.
But occasional discomfort and always uncomfortable is a big difference, if your menstruation has been uncomfortable or there are some small problems, obedient, we should go to the hospital to check.