Why can't you extract teeth during menstruation?

There are two special stages in a woman’s life. One is pregnancy, during which there are many things that cannot be done, and the other is menstruation. In addition to paying attention to diet, women also cannot do many things during menstruation, such as tooth extraction. However, many female friends expressed their incomprehension and did not know why they could not have tooth extraction during menstruation. This article analyzes this phenomenon for you.

It is generally believed that the reason why teeth cannot be extracted during menstruation is because women are in the bleeding stage during menstruation. If teeth are extracted during this period, it will easily lead to increased bleeding. If this is the case, it will cause women's physical weakness and affect the coagulation mechanism.

Why does tooth extraction during menstruation cause excessive bleeding? During menstruation, the human endometrium can release more tissue activating substances, which can activate the plasminogen in the blood into plasmin with anticoagulant effects, increasing the body's bleeding tendency. Therefore, surgery or tooth extraction during menstruation may cause more bleeding.

In addition, during menstruation, women's endocrine balance is affected to a certain extent, and some subtle changes will occur in the body. At this time, the fragility of blood vessels increases, the ability of blood vessel contraction decreases, and bleeding is likely to occur after rupture. In addition, complications such as pain and bleeding may occur after tooth extraction. Patients who have tooth extraction during menstruation are more sensitive to pain and are particularly prone to infection. Therefore, for women, doctors should especially ask about the time of tooth extraction and whether they are menstruating.

Tooth disease is not a time-limited surgery, which means that it is generally not necessary to remove the teeth at a specific time. Most cases of tooth extraction during menstruation in outpatient clinics are caused by failure to inquire about medical history. When some male doctors encounter female patients who need tooth extraction, if they are embarrassed to ask about menstruation, or forget to ask, and the patients do not have enough knowledge about bleeding during tooth extraction during menstruation, some women will have their teeth extracted during menstruation.

Now that we know why you cannot have a tooth extracted during menstruation, we hope that women who want to have a tooth extracted will not do so during menstruation to avoid any adverse effects on their health. If the toothache is really severe, it is recommended that you take painkillers first and then have the tooth extracted after the menstruation is over. This is the best way.