What are the dangers of strenuous exercise during menstruation?

Women will experience a few days of discomfort every month. Some women have mild reactions, only slight bloating or pain, while some women have more severe pain. Many women who do not react much do strenuous exercise during menstruation, such as long-distance running. So what are the harms of doing strenuous exercise during menstruation? If we do strenuous exercise, how should we make up for it?

Appropriate exercise can make women healthier, but excessive exercise can have the opposite effect and even cause gynecological diseases. Excessive exercise may cause amenorrhea, uterine prolapse, and ovarian rupture in women. Vigorous exercise during menstruation may also cause endometriosis.

Many women have had this experience: after a period of exercise, they always feel pain in certain parts of the body, such as the lower abdomen, joints, back, etc. Sports medicine experts point out that exercise can make the body healthier, but due to women’s unique physiological structure and menstrual cycle, improper exercise may cause gynecological diseases.

1. Abnormal menstruation

A survey by foreign experts showed that among young girls who engaged in high amounts of exercise, a considerable proportion of them had menstrual abnormalities, which were mostly manifested as delayed menarche, irregular periods, secondary amenorrhea, etc., and the greater the amount of exercise, the later the age of menarche.

The main reason is that strenuous exercise can inhibit the function of the hypothalamus, causing endocrine system dysfunction, affecting the normal level of sex hormones in the body, and thus interfering with the formation and cycle of normal menstruation.

2. Ovarian rupture

Vigorous activities, lifting heavy objects, abdominal compression, collision, etc. can cause ovarian rupture, resulting in lower abdominal pain and even the entire abdomen. Ovarian rupture usually occurs on the 10th to 18th day of the menstrual cycle, in which 80% of the corpus luteum or corpus luteum cyst ruptures, and blood is found in abdominal puncture.

I believe everyone understands after reading this. As a female, I also remind everyone not to joke about your own health. Vigorous exercise during menstruation may lead to amenorrhea at the very least, and uterine rupture and other serious consequences at the worst. After exercise, rest well and eat more blood-enriching foods, which can at least provide some relief. No matter what, our health is the most important thing and we must not lose the big picture for the small.