Causes of heavy menstrual bleeding

Many women experience heavy bleeding during their menstrual period, which makes them particularly worried that there may be serious problems with their menstruation. Therefore, many women want to fully understand the causes of heavy bleeding during menstrual period. The following content provides detailed answers to many women who experience this symptom, so you can fully understand it.

1. Endometriosis

Ovarian endometriosis and adenomyosis Simply put, endometriosis is the appearance of tissue that originally grows in the inner layer of the uterine wall in other locations. These "ectopic" endometriums interfere with the normal functions of the reproductive organs and are often accompanied by various menstrual disorders - prolonged menstruation, excessive menstrual bleeding, premenstrual spotting, secondary dysmenorrhea, etc. If your menstrual flow gradually increases and is accompanied by increasingly severe dysmenorrhea; if you feel severe discomfort or even pain when being intimate with your lover; if you find that you are in your prime but your efforts to get pregnant have repeatedly failed... Be careful, you may have endometriosis.

Countermeasures: The first is the problem of clear diagnosis. Although an experienced gynecologist can find some typical manifestations of endometriosis through a simple pelvic examination or ultrasound scan, a laparoscopy is required to confirm the disease. Treatment may include oral hormone-regulating drugs or surgery. If you happen to have plans to have children, patients with mild symptoms can also alleviate the progression of the disease through the process of pregnancy and delivery.

2. Tumor

The most common genital tumor in women of childbearing age is uterine fibroids. The incidence rate of uterine fibroids is very high, reaching 20% ​​to 25%, but please don’t be afraid, because 99. 5% are benign. There are only two types of uterine fibroids, myenteric and submucosal, that cause menorrhagia. Endometrial polyps are actually a chronic inflammatory lesion. In recent years, the incidence of cervical cancer has been increasing, and there is a trend of gradually getting younger. The first symptom of cervical cancer is bleeding after sexual intercourse, which is particularly prominent before and after menstruation and can sometimes even cause fatal heavy bleeding. If you experience progressively heavier menstruation, or other menstrual abnormalities such as shortened menstrual cycles, prolonged menstruation, irregular bleeding, or bleeding after sexual intercourse, you should consult a gynecologist promptly.

Countermeasures: A standard gynecological examination once a year, including a pelvic examination, cervical smear, and pelvic ultrasound scan, laparoscopy or hysteroscopy when necessary, can help you detect and treat the above abnormalities early.

The above content has introduced in detail the reasons for heavy menstrual bleeding. Therefore, many women who experience this symptom must pay attention to it. After understanding the reasons introduced above, in order to further determine the cause, they should go to a large hospital for a comprehensive examination, and then through correct treatment, make their menstruation normal.