Eight symptoms of women indicating irregular menstruation

Irregular menstruation brings many harms to female friends. Some women do not pay attention to it when they first find out that they have irregular menstruation, and they do not know that irregular menstruation may be caused by some gynecological diseases. Therefore, the root cause of their menstrual disorders becomes more and more serious after being delayed, leading to some consequences that they regret. So, what are the symptoms of irregular menstruation? Let’s discuss the symptoms of irregular menstruation with the editor below.

Symptom 1: Menstrual blood color

Normal blood is dark red and is mixed with small fragments of shed endometrium, cervical mucus, and vaginal epithelial cells, but without blood clots. If the menstrual blood is as thin as water, only slightly pink, or black or purple, it is abnormal. If the menstrual blood is completely blood clots, it is also abnormal and there may be other bleeding sites. You should seek medical attention as soon as possible to ensure your health.

Symptom 2: Early menstruation

Early menstruation refers to a shortened menstrual cycle that is shorter than 21 days and occurs for more than 2 consecutive cycles. It is based on ovulatory functional uterine bleeding and is a biphasic menstrual disorder. The follicular phase is short, only 7 to 8 days, or the luteal phase is shorter than 10 days, or the body temperature rises by less than 0.5℃.

Symptom 3: Mid-menstrual bleeding (also known as intermenstrual bleeding, ovulation bleeding)

It refers to bleeding that occurs between two regular menstrual cycles. It is caused by a temporary drop in estrogen levels, which causes the endometrium to lose hormonal support and leads to the shedding of the endometrium.

Symptom 4: Menstrual period (also known as menstruation)

A woman's menstrual period lasts about 2 to 5 days. The general pattern of menstruation is that there is not much menstrual blood on the first day, but it increases on the second and third days, and then gradually decreases until the menstrual blood stops. This is because the endometrium just begins to shed on the first day, and on the second and third days, the shedding of the endometrium increases, the amount of bleeding also increases, the uterus is stimulated, the contraction increases, and a large amount of menstrual blood is discharged. For some people, after their menstrual blood has stopped, it comes back a day or two later. This is commonly known as "menstrual bleeding comes back". This is not a disease but a normal phenomenon. However, some women's menstrual period lasts for 10 to 20 days, with continuous menstruation; some women's menstrual period is very short and passes in a flash. Both phenomena are abnormal.

Symptom 5: Prolonged menstrual period

The menstrual cycle is normal, the menstrual flow is normal, but the menstrual period is prolonged, lasting more than 7 days, or even lasting 2 weeks. People with inflammation usually have lower abdominal pain, which worsens during menstruation. They also have a lot of leucorrhea, which is yellow or yellow-white, thick, and has an odor. Those with incomplete corpus luteum atrophy also have heavy menstrual flow; those with prolonged endometrial repair still have a small amount of persistent vaginal bleeding after the normal menstrual period.

Symptom 6: Menstrual blood volume

The amount of menstrual flow varies from woman to woman, generally ranging from 20 to 100 ml. It is normal to change sanitary napkins or paper 3 to 5 times a day. If the amount of menstrual blood is too much, the sanitary napkin or paper will become wet again soon after changing it, or even flow down the legs, which is abnormal. Excessive menstrual bleeding may be functional uterine bleeding caused by factors such as excessive mental stress, environmental changes, malnutrition, and metabolic disorders. Long-term excessive menstrual blood can cause anemia, and the cause should be identified and treated. Of course, if the menstrual volume is too small due to abnormalities of the uterus or ovaries or systemic diseases, this is also abnormal and you should seek medical attention in time. Excessive menstrual flow is more common among adolescent girls. The main reason is that during puberty, the ovarian function is not yet fully mature, and part of the menstruation at this time is anovulatory. Without ovulation, there is no corpus luteum, and without a corpus luteum, there is a lack of progesterone. Therefore, the endometrium can only be in the proliferative phase and cannot reach the complete secretory phase, resulting in incomplete shedding of the endometrium, which affects the contraction of the uterus and causes excessive menstrual bleeding. If this situation is not paid attention to, over time, symptoms of anemia such as pale complexion, fatigue, and dizziness may appear, and medical treatment should be sought.

Symptom 7: Delayed menstruation

Menstruation is delayed for more than 7 days, or even every 40 to 50 days, and occurs for more than two consecutive menstrual cycles. For those who ovulate, the basal body temperature is biphasic, but the follicular phase is long and the high temperature phase is low; for those who do not ovulate, the basal body temperature is monophasic.

Symptom 8: Irregular menstruation

Menstruation may be early or late, and the cycle may be shorter than 21 days or longer than 35 days.