How to distinguish uterine bleeding from menstruation

Women's physical health is very important, and menstruation is a normal physiological cycle for women. Normal menstruation is very important, but the female uterus is a very important part of the body. If a disease occurs, it should be treated in time. For example, if uterine bleeding occurs, the symptoms should be relatively serious. So how do we distinguish between uterine bleeding and menstruation?

How to distinguish uterine bleeding from menstruation

If you want to understand how to distinguish uterine bleeding from menstruation, you should first understand the difference between uterine bleeding and menstruation:

Uterine bleeding is a common gynecological disease in women. The main cause of uterine bleeding is neuroendocrine dysfunction. It occurs irregularly and is mainly diagnosed in adolescence and menopause. Menstruation is a normal physiological cycle in women and has a certain regularity in time intervals.

In addition, in terms of the color of bleeding, the amount of uterine bleeding is relatively small, thin, and bright red, and there is almost no obvious difference in the amount of bleeding every day; while the color of menstrual bleeding is dark red, and may be accompanied by dark brown. The blood is thick and generally in the first 1-3 days of menstruation, the amount of bleeding is relatively large, sometimes in clumps.

Although both are mainly characterized by bleeding, there are differences in the bleeding cycle. Normal menstruation lasts about 3-5 days. If it lasts for more than 7 consecutive days, you need to consider whether it is uterine bleeding. In terms of the amount of bleeding, menstrual bleeding is about 50ml, while uterine bleeding is more than 80ml. If you don’t understand menstruation and uterine bleeding, it is recommended that you go to a specialized hospital’s gynecology department and seek treatment from a professional doctor to avoid delaying the best treatment time for the disease.

Causes of uterine bleeding

Uterine bleeding can be divided into two types: physiological and pathological. The former is a normal physiological reaction of the body, while pathological uterine bleeding causes certain harm to the female body. It is necessary to fully understand the causes of uterine bleeding and do a good job of defense in daily life. So what are the causes of uterine bleeding? The common ones are as follows:

1. Cervical lesions

If a woman has cervical cancer, the tumor will cause lesions in the blood vessels in the interstitium, which will cause bleeding. The amount of bleeding may be relatively small or relatively large. Cervical lesions are a common cause of uterine bleeding.

2. Cervical inflammation

Cervical inflammation in women can also cause uterine bleeding. For example, if the cervical opening is not cleaned during delivery and is infected with bacteria, causing inflammation of the cervical opening, it can also cause irregular bleeding.

3. Vaginal diseases

Vaginal disease is also one of the causes of uterine bleeding. If the vagina is infected, damaged, or has a tumor, it will cause damage to the vagina and cause bleeding.

4. Uterine diseases

Benign uterine tumors or uterine cancer can cause lesions inside the uterus and cause bleeding.

5. Other factors

Improper birth control measures, pregnancy complications, ectopic pregnancy, hydatidiform mole, endometriosis, cancer, etc. can all cause bleeding.