What is the reason for less menstrual flow at 38 years old?

As you age, your menstrual cycle will change. When you are older, the amount of menstruation may not be as much as before, which is actually a relatively normal phenomenon. However, this kind of situation should not occur too early. If your menstrual period suddenly decreases a lot too early, it may mean that there are some problems in your body. It is best to go to the hospital for a check-up. So, what are the reasons for the small amount of menstrual flow at the age of 38? Let me introduce it to you in detail below.

1. The menstrual flow is small, but the ovaries are normal. This situation does not affect pregnancy. The menstrual volume of a healthy woman is about 20-80ml. If the menstrual volume of a woman is small and within the normal range, and her ovulation function and secretion of female hormones are within the normal range, then the woman can become pregnant.

2. If a woman's menstrual flow is too little, it may be due to systemic active diseases such as tuberculosis, malnutrition, anemia, etc., or mental factors such as anxiety, depression, fear, fatigue, environmental changes, etc. This condition can be corrected through psychological counseling or drug and diet therapy. As long as the condition improves, the woman can become pregnant.

3. If scanty menstruation or even amenorrhea is caused by low endocrine function, tumors, uterine dysplasia and other diseases, the probability of infertility will greatly increase. Women need to find out the cause of endocrine imbalance and actively seek treatment.

4. Low estrogen levels in the body can cause the endometrium to not be thick enough, resulting in less bleeding during menstruation and affecting pregnancy. However, if it is a girl who has just had her first menstruation, the secretion of estrogen in her body has not yet reached a balanced and stable state, so the menstrual volume is generally small, which is normal and will not affect pregnancy.

5. Malnutrition may cause scanty menstruation or even amenorrhea, which may affect pregnancy. This situation not only causes incomplete development of the uterus and other urinary systems, posing a hidden danger to future infertility, but also leads to a decrease in the body's immune function, contributing to the progression of the disease.

Why is my menstrual flow suddenly very small?

Small menstrual flow means that a woman has too little blood during her period, or her menarche is too short. Menstrual volume refers to the total amount of blood loss during a menstrual period. Normal menstrual volume is 20-8b250l. If it is lower than this standard, it is considered too little menstrual volume. Generally speaking, if a pack of sanitary napkins (10 pieces/pack) is not used in each period, and there is very little blood on one piece, but only soaking the surface, it means that the menstrual flow is small. The main reasons for the small amount of menstrual flow include the following three aspects:

1. Uterine hypoplasia. Menstruation is the shedding and bleeding of the uterine wall that occurs with the change of the uterine and ovarian cycle. If the uterus is underdeveloped, such as the uterus is enlarged or deformed, only a small amount of uterine wall will fall off in each menstrual cycle, resulting in a small amount of menstrual flow. In addition, endometrial tuberculosis causing endometrial degeneration or curettage causing damage to the uterine wall can also lead to scanty menstruation or even amenorrhea.

2. Abnormal growth hormone metabolism. Estrogen can stimulate the proliferation of women's uterine wall. If the body's hormone secretion is abnormal, the proliferation of the uterine wall will not reach the required thickness, resulting in less menstrual flow. Excessive dieting, excessive work and rest time, bad mood, urinary system diseases, etc. will affect the female endocrine environment, causing abnormal hormone secretion and small menstrual flow.

3. Anovulatory menstruation. Women who do not ovulate will still have their periods, which is medically known as "anovulatory menstruation." This is different from normal menstruation and falls into the category of "multifunctional abnormal uterine bleeding". This type of menstrual period is characterized by irregular time and very little blood flow.