Why is my menstrual period so rare?

As a woman, it is normal to have periods during puberty. Many women often have some problems when they have their periods. Women may not have their periods for a long time due to various reasons, or when they do, the menstrual flow is very small. So, what is the reason for less menstruation? Let's take a look with the editor below!

Why is my period less?

Some women have very little menstrual flow from the beginning of their first menstruation, which may be caused by uterine hypoplasia. A sudden decrease in normal menstrual flow may be caused by abnormal hormone secretion or anovulatory menstruation.

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 not large or is 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 called "anovulatory menstruation." This is different from normal menstruation and belongs to the category of "multifunctional abnormal uterine bleeding". The characteristics of this type of menstruation are irregular time and very little blood.

What is the reason for very little menstrual flow?

1. Eat more iron-rich, nourishing foods

Patients with low menstrual flow can supplement some iron-rich foods to prevent iron deficiency anemia. Eat more nourishing foods such as black-bone chicken, green shrimp, grass shrimp, beef, fish roe, pork and sheep kidneys, dried oysters, sea cucumber, black beans, and walnut meat.

2. Cultivate a good lifestyle

Develop a good lifestyle to avoid staying up late, overwork, irregular eating, dressing, housing and transportation, etc., which may cause irregular menstruation. Keep your diet and lifestyle regular and your period will probably return to normal.

3. Avoid getting cold

Pay attention to keeping warm and preventing frostbite. When going out in the rain during menstruation, preventing frostbite is an even more important step.

4. Adjust your own mental state

It is also very important to adjust a good mentality. Irregular menstruation is caused by frustration and excessive stress, so you must adjust your mental state.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that to treat scanty menstruation, the cause of the symptoms must be identified first, and then symptomatic treatment can be given. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstruation comes from the kidneys, so the basis for regulating menstruation lies in tonifying the kidneys and strengthening yang. The method of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang is to replenish the dominant essence and qi. The function of the spleen is to produce blood. Nourishing the spleen and stomach can replenish the body's blood supply. The spleen-strengthening method focuses on strengthening the spleen and stomach and generating yang. The purpose of soothing the liver and regulating qi is to regulate the qi wheel and transport blood and qi. If the blood and qi are in harmony, the menstrual period will be smooth. The method of soothing the liver and regulating qi must grasp the main symptoms of depression.