Excessive menstrual bleeding

Menstruation is one of the important ways to reflect women's health. Some female friends find that every time they have their menstruation, the amount of blood is very heavy, like an endless torrent of river water. Not only that, in addition to the large amount, it is also accompanied by blood clots, and I am very worried that there may be something wrong with my body. Heavy menstrual flow and the presence of blood clots do need to be taken seriously. Here we will introduce to you the causes and related information of heavy menstrual flow and blood clots.

How much is normal menstrual flow

Clinical medicine believes that normal menstrual bleeding should be 20 to 60 ml, and more than 80 ml is considered menorrhagia. Based on the estimated usage of sanitary napkins, the normal usage is to change them four to five times a day on average, with no more than two packs (10 pieces per pack) per cycle. If 3 packs of sanitary napkins are not enough and almost every sanitary napkin is soaked, it means that the menstrual flow is too heavy.

Heavy menstrual flow with blood clots

What are the symptoms of heavy menstrual flow and blood clots? Generally speaking, women's menstrual cycle is 28 to 30 days. There are also a few people whose menstrual periods deviate slightly, but as long as there is a certain regularity, it is still a normal menstrual period. The normal menstrual volume is about 50ml, often fluctuating between 30ml and 60ml. The color of menstruation is dark red, and the blood is mixed with small fragments of shed endometrium, cervical mucosa, and vaginal epithelial cells.

Heavy menstrual flow means that the menstrual volume exceeds 60ml, reaching 60-80ml or even around 100ml a day.

Calculated by the number of sanitary napkins changed, it is normal to change 4-6 sanitary napkins a day and no more than two packs per cycle. If using three packs of sanitary napkins each time is not enough and each sanitary napkin is soaked, it means that your menstrual flow is too heavy.

What is it like to have two periods in one month?

The menstrual cycle of women is 28 to 30 days, and usually occurs once a month. However, for a small number of women, they have two periods in a month. What's going on?

Doctors say that having two periods in a month may be non-menstrual vaginal bleeding, which generally occurs in the following situations.

1. "Ovulation bleeding". Western medicine calls it ovulation bleeding, while traditional Chinese medicine calls it "intermenstrual bleeding." Some people only have a small amount of brown discharge, which usually lasts for half a day or 2-3 days, and no more than 7 days at most, and may be accompanied by mild ovulation pain and back pain. If the symptoms are mild, no treatment is required, but if the symptoms are obvious and may affect fertility, treatment should be given. What to do if your menstrual flow is heavy

The causes of excessive menstruation vary for women of different ages and physiological stages. Taking women aged 25 to 40 as an example, there are different reasons for excessive menstrual flow, and there are corresponding treatments for these causes.

1. For heavy menstrual flow caused by improper contraception, oral medication can be used to replace other contraceptive methods, or a uterine ring containing progesterone that can reduce menstrual flow can be used instead. Although oral contraceptives are easily available at regular pharmacies, it is important to know that they are prescription drugs. If you want to use this method of contraception, it is not enough to just read the prescription information of the medicine in detail. You must consult a professional doctor before purchasing it to learn more about its indications and contraindications, the correct method of taking it, and the remedial measures in case of missed doses.

What is the reason for heavy menstrual flow?

1. Caused by neuroendocrine dysfunction

The main problem is that the function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis is unstable or defective, that is, menstrual disease.

2. Caused by blood disease

Increased menstruation may not be a problem with the reproductive organs themselves, but a sign of a blood disease. Because menstruation, like other bleeding phenomena in the human body, is regulated by the body's own coagulation system. If there is an abnormality in the coagulation system, for example, in hemophilia patients who are born with a lack of a certain coagulation factor, the blood will not coagulate easily, resulting in heavy menstrual flow and prolonged bleeding. And menorrhagia is sometimes the only symptom of hemophilia in women! Other common blood diseases such as thrombocytopenic purpura, leukemia, aplastic anemia, etc., can also easily affect the coagulation system and increase menstrual flow. Heavy menstruation

Normal sanitary napkin usage is to change four or five times a day on average

Many female friends will experience a situation where the amount of menstrual flow is heavier than usual, but everyone’s judgment criteria are different. How much menstrual flow is considered heavy? Doctors believe that normal menstrual bleeding should be 20-60 ml, and more than 80 ml is considered menorrhagia.

If we calculate it by quantity, it is difficult to measure. We can convert it based on the amount of sanitary napkins used. Roughly estimated, the normal dosage is to change it four or five times a day on average, with no more than 2 packs (10 tablets per pack) per cycle. If 3 packs of sanitary napkins are not enough and almost every sanitary napkin is soaked, it means that the menstrual flow is too heavy. Of course, menorrhagia refers not only to heavy menstrual volume, but also to more frequent days and more frequent periods in a month, which are also signs of menorrhagia that require vigilance!