Women are afraid of aging, but at the age of 22, they have reached the level of 40 years old, have you ever seen it?
22-year-old Xiaoli (pseudonym), menstruation has always been irregular for a year, at first once every half a month, and then developed into once every few months, becoming more and more irregular, and often night sweats and panic.
When I went to the hospital to check, I found that it was caused by ovarian recession! After a sex hormone level check, Xiaoli's ovaries are now equivalent to the level of a woman in her 40s.
In recent years, cases of premature ovarian failure have become more and more common in gynecological outpatient clinics, and there is a clear trend of "younger people".
Why do young girls have menopausal symptoms? What exactly is premature ovarian failure? Let's talk about the ovaries.
Ovaries: the lifeblood of a woman
Just as Tintin is a man's lifeblood, the ovaries are also one of a woman's most intimate companions, and they wear many hats, which has a great impact on health.
Ovulation storage, which is in charge of female fertility;
secrete hormones to regulate women's menstrual cycles;
Regulates endocrine and affects women's physical and mental health.
Ovarian function closely affects the growth and aging of women.
From puberty, a woman's ovaries develop, secrete estrogen, and establish regular periodic ovulation.
Around the age of 40, ovarian function gradually declines, the number of follicles decreases significantly, and irregular menstruation or anovulatory menstruation occurs.
Until the age of 50, the eggs are exhausted and menstruation stops forever, that is, menopause, which indicates ovarian failure.
Premature ovarian failure is harmful
If the ovarian function is abnormal, the following 3 conditions are met, premature ovarian failure can be diagnosed:
(1) Age< 40 years old;
(2) Amenorrhea≥ 6 months;
(3) Two blood follicle-stimulating hormone > 40mIU/m with an interval of more than 1 month.
Many people don't care about premature ovarian failure, and even think that it is easier to stop menstruation. As everyone knows, premature ovarian failure is irreversible and will bring some series of damage to the body.
1. Infertility
The direct effect of premature ovarian failure is abnormal ovulation or anovulation, making it difficult to conceive. In general, the natural pregnancy rate in these patients is very low, less than 10%.
2. Hot flashes, sweating, depression
Decreased estrogen secretion can lead to hot flashes, sweating, facial flushing, low libido, vaginal dryness, breast atrophy and other symptoms, and may also be accompanied by anxiety, depression and other mental and emotional conditions.
3. Increased risk of cardiovascular disease
Studies have shown that premenopausal women have a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease compared with men of the same age, mainly due to higher serum estrogen levels. Once ovarian function declines, the risk of cardiovascular disease also increases.
4. Osteoporosis is prone to occur
Both estrogen and progesterone can suppress bone loss and prevent osteoporosis. If ovarian function declines, bone loss accelerates.
The 5 things that hurt the ovaries the most
There are many uncontrollable causes of premature ovarian failure, and it is difficult to avoid them completely.
But there are some bad habits that can unknowingly accelerate the aging of the ovaries. To protect the rejuvenation of the ovaries, the following 5 things must be stopped!
: It will cause endocrine disorders in women, and with the imbalance of the overall endocrine, the function of the ovaries will naturally be impaired and disordered.
: Psychological stress and long-term anxiety can affect the neuroendocrine system, cause menstrual disorders, and make it difficult to get pregnant.
: Smoking is one of the risk factors for the development of premature ovarian failure. The study found that women who smoked had an average of 2 years earlier age of menopause compared to non-smokers.
: Vegetarianism and dieting can cause insufficient estrogen secretion and lead to ovarian function decline. In outpatient settings, many young women with amenorrhea are caused by excessive dieting.
: Emergency contraceptive pills are strong progestogen preparations and should never be used as a regular contraceptive measure. Long-term abuse can increase abnormal uterine bleeding, leading to endocrine disorders.
Ovarian maintenance is expensive and hurtful
It is not easy to restrain yourself to live a healthy life, so it is inevitable that some people will want to take shortcuts. The skin can be maintained, but is it the same for the ovaries?
Not to mention, there are really many beauty salons that have "ovarian maintenance" projects, but in fact, they are not tenable at all, and can even damage the ovaries, don't be fooled!
1. Ovarian massage is pure foolishness
First of all, we need to know that the ovaries are located deep in the pelvis, and under normal circumstances, they cannot be touched at all! Therefore, it is pure foolishness to maintain the ovaries through massage.
Not only that, if there is a cyst in the ovaries, forcibly pressing on the fragile ovaries will aggravate the condition and cause consequences such as ovarian rupture.
2. Hot compresses and red light physiotherapy are useless
If you usually have low back and abdominal pain, then the physiotherapy method of heat relief can indeed play a certain role in improving it.
However, there is no direct connection to the function of the ovaries themselves, and the heat compress does not have any effect. Instead of going to the beauty salon for a treatment, you can go home and try a hot water bottle.
3. Gel suppositories are extremely risky
The last category is an old beauty salon routine, but this kind of thing "doesn't work" is the best result.
Inserting a gel suppository into the vagina not only poses a hidden health hazard, but also easily destroys the vaginal environment and causes infection. In case it contains hormones, the harm is even greater.
I hope that female friends can take care of their ovaries, if there is a short-term amenorrhea, don't be overly anxious, it may not be equal to premature aging, and you can still recover by taking medicine according to the doctor's instructions!