What to do if your period is too long

When you have your period, if it lasts too long, you should pay attention. Prolonged menstruation means that the menstruation lasts more than seven days and is not over after 14:00. This may be due to some disease reasons, some gynecological diseases, or some blood diseases, all of which may cause prolonged menstruation. At this time, you need to go to the hospital for a formal examination in time.

What disease is causing prolonged menstruation?

(1) Blood diseases, such as thrombocytopenic purpura and aplastic anemia, are often accompanied by menstruation. If severe uterine bleeding occurs, it will cause prolonged menstruation.

Other conditions such as chronic anemia, cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, nephritis, etc. will make the blood vessel walls very fragile, increase permeability and cause bleeding.

(2) Pelvic inflammation, endometritis, intrauterine polyps, etc. can cause intrauterine blood circulation disorders, degeneration and necrosis, or pelvic congestion, leading to excessive menstruation and prolonged menstruation.

(3) Chronic uterine hypertrophy (myometritis), due to pelvic congestion, leads to continuous increase of ovarian estrogen, causing thickening of the uterine muscle layer, thus causing excessive menstruation and prolonged menstruation.

(4) Uterine fibroids, especially submucosal fibroids, can cause an increase in the area of ​​the uterine cavity, leading to abnormal uterine contractions, which can cause excessive menstrual flow and prolonged menstruation.

(5) Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, such as irregular endometrial shedding and anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding, can lead to endocrine dysfunction and cause prolonged menstruation.

(6) Endometriosis affects the contraction of the uterine myometrium and the thickening of the endometrium, thereby causing excessive menstruation and prolonged menstruation.

(7) Insertion of an IUD can also easily lead to prolonged menstrual periods.

What to do if your period is too long

1. Western medicine treatment

(1) Take 8-12 mg of progesterone acetate orally once a night, starting 7 days before menstruation, for a total of 5 times; or inject 10-20 mg of progesterone acetate intramuscularly once a day for 5 consecutive days. Suitable for corpus luteum atrophy.

(2) Intramuscular injection of human chorionic gonadotropin, 3000-5000 IU, starting 2-3 days after the basal body temperature rises, once every other day, for a total of 4-5 times. Used for corpus luteum atrophy.

(3) Take a small dose of diethylstilbestrol orally and stop taking it 2-3 days after the bleeding stops. The dosage and duration of diethylstilbestrol should be determined according to the bleeding situation. Used to prolong endometrial repair.

(4) Oral clomiphene can promote follicle development.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

(1) Qi deficiency: Menstruation is heavy and takes more than a day to stop. The amount of menstruation is small, light in color, and thin in texture. The face is pale, the person is tired, weak, short of breath, and blind. The tongue is pale with a thin coating, and the pulse is thready and weak.

Treatment method: replenish qi and restrain blood, consolidate Chong and stop bleeding.

Prescription: 15 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula, roasted Astragalus membranaceus, and Atractylodes macrocephala, 10 grams each of roasted Licorice root and dried tangerine peel, 6 grams each of Cimicifuga heracleifolia and Bupleurum chinense.

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(2) Kidney Qi deficiency: Menstruation is delayed, the amount of menstruation is scanty, the color is dark, and the texture is thin; there is dizziness, tinnitus, soreness and fatigue in the waist and knees, frequent urination at night, dull complexion, pale tongue with moist white fur, deep and thin pulse, and weak radial pulse.

Treatment method: Nourish the kidney, strengthen the Chong meridian and stop bleeding.

Prescription: 15 grams each of Cuscuta australis, Viscum album, Chinese yam, Lycium barbarum, and Rehmannia glutinosa, 12 grams of Eucommia ulmoides charcoal, 10 grams each of Cornus officinalis and antler glue (melted), and 6 grams of prepared Aconite root (fried first).

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