If you want to beat "aunt pox", you must first understand the menstrual cycle.
After entering puberty, women develop a batch (3-11) follicles per month, and after recruitment and selection, generally only one dominant follicle can fully mature. The final stage of this dominant follicle growth takes about 15 days, which is called the follicle phase/follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, which is the first 15 days that are calculated from the first day of the general menstrual period.
After ovulation, the follicular fluid flows out, the follicle wall collapses, forming a corpus luteum, generally 7-8 days after ovulation the volume and function of the corpus luteum reaches a peak, if not fertilized, the corpus luteum begins to degenerate 9-10 days after ovulation, and the luteal body function is limited to 14 days, this stage is called the luteal phase.
After the decline of the corpus luteum, menstruation occurs, and new follicles develop in the ovaries, starting a new cycle.
During this period, under the action of various hormones, our skin is also changing.
estrogen
As a close friend of the skin, estrogen can promote water and sodium retention, help the skin retain moisture, promote skin metabolism and blood circulation, and make the skin soft and delicate.
Estrogen secretion increases rapidly from the 7th day of menstruation and peaks before ovulation; after ovulation, it temporarily declines, and when the corpus luteum matures 7-8 days after ovulation (around the 22nd day of menstruation), estrogen forms another peak.
So from the day before ovulation (day 14) to the pre-luteal phase (day 22), estrogen is at the peak of two consecutive waves, which is also the best time for skin moisturization, and even the simplest basic care can achieve the effect of doing more with less.
But the dream will come to an end... From day 22 onwards, the progesterone that is not willing to be lonely will appear.
Progesterone
Progesterone and estrogen sound like a pair of sisters, but in fact they are more like a pair of rivals: estrogen can promote water and sodium retention, and progesterone must promote the excretion of water and sodium, leaving the skin dehydrated, which in turn leads to puffiness.
There is only one peak period for progesterone, which is around the 22nd day of the menstrual cycle, and this point in time is when estrogen levels begin to fall from the peak.
Under the superposition of the two wrongdoers, as the skin suffering from the pond fish, the most dangerous time has arrived: the skin state in the second half of the luteal phase (after 22 days) begins to deteriorate sharply, and there is dehydration, puffiness and other phenomena.
Therefore, during this period, we should pay attention to the hydration and moisturizing of the skin and eliminate edema (such as caffeine-containing products), and exercise more to help drain excess water.
This period lasts until the next menstrual period, and then re-enter the follicle phase, the estrogen and progesterone temporarily stop, both are in a low level of stability, and the skin is finally stabilized and returned to normal.
Finally, I finally want to talk about the culprit of "aunt pox" -
androgen
The effect of androgens on the skin is mainly to regulate the secretion of sebum, puberty began to promote the secretion of sebum by androgens, if the route of lipid discharge is not smooth, sebum stasis is blocked, and on this basis, it will cause "acne", acne and other types of rashes. In general, the higher the level of androgens, the more vigorous the secretion of sebum.
For the physiological period, the increase in androgen levels in the body before ovulation can easily lead to aggravation of acne in some women - many people may ask: No, I was obviously prone to acne before my aunt came - acne does not appear overnight, it also needs time to grow and develop.
Especially in women with ovarian polycystic syndrome, the increase in androgen secretion, especially the increase in free testosterone, has a highly promoting effect on the secretion of sebaceous glands, which is an important reason for the "acne" caused by polycystic ovaries.
Therefore, for women with high androgens, around the ovulation period (around the 15th day), proper skin cleaning and oil control should be done to kill the acne in the cradle stage!
Knowledge Point Expert: Nancy
Reviewer: Yan An Tang Research Institute
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