What are the physiological changes before menstruation?

Menstruation is a special period for women. During this period, women's bodies become very fragile and require a lot of care. So what are the physiological changes that women experience before menstruation? What kind of changes in a woman’s body indicate that she is about to enter her menstrual period? Let's take a look at what the doctor said. The main physiological changes before menstruation are as follows:

1. Many healthy women will also experience some discomfort and temperament changes, and they will know that their period is coming soon, such as a feeling of pelvic heaviness, back pain, headache, breast swelling, edema, irritability, and anger, which is called premenstrual discomfort. The disease is generally mild and does not require treatment. However, some women have severe premenstrual symptoms that affect their work and life, which is called premenstrual syndrome.

2. Premenstrual syndrome usually occurs 7 to 14 days before menstruation, is most severe 2 to 3 days before menstruation, and disappears or is significantly alleviated after menstruation. Discomfort is multifaceted and varies from person to person. Some women have more prominent edema, some women have more obvious breast pain, and some women mainly have mental symptoms. Sometimes, several symptoms coexist and therefore vary in severity.

3. Edema usually occurs one week before menstruation. Edema may also occur at other times and worsen before menstruation. Weight gain due to edema. Edema may also be accompanied by headache, runny nose, heaviness in the lower limbs, abdominal distension, constipation, etc. Breast pain can occur before or after menstruation. There are small nodules in the breasts, which are painful to touch. The pain becomes better after menstruation, but reappears before the next menstruation.

4. The main symptoms before menstruation are: There are obvious changes in leucorrhea before menstruation, and the most obvious symptom is the increase of leucorrhea. Before menstruation, the pelvic cavity is congested and the blood flow to the cervix and vagina increases, so the secretion of leucorrhea is more than usual.

5. When the period is approaching, the discharge may be a little pink, and then gradually turn into blood, which is menstruation. After the menstruation is over, the blood flow in the uterus and vagina returns to normal and the leucorrhea also decreases. In this case, increased vaginal discharge is normal because it is caused by the influence of estrogen. It is also normal to have increased vaginal discharge at other times, such as before intercourse or after pregnancy.

I believe everyone is aware of the above physiological phenomena that women will experience before their menstrual period. When the above phenomena occur, it indicates that you are about to enter your menstrual period. These are normal physiological phenomena and are not harmful to the body. Everyone should face these phenomena squarely. Women's bodies are very fragile during menstruation, so when women encounter this situation, they must take good care of themselves.