What should I do if my period is always delayed?

Menstruation is unique to women, which is different from men. After women's sexual development is complete, they will generally have their first menstruation, which means they can get pregnant. Menstruation is not as simple as bleeding, but a series of complex physiological behaviors such as independent thickening and blood vessel proliferation of the uterine wall. However, many women have menstrual problems, such as delayed menstruation, lower abdominal pain during menstruation, or heavy bleeding, which all affect women's health. Maintaining good physical and mental health during menstruation is of great benefit to women, so what should we do if menstruation is delayed?

What should I do if my period is delayed?

Adjustment in life:

Maintain mental happiness and avoid mental stimulation and mood swings.

During your menstrual period, you should keep warm and avoid catching cold.

Eat more nutritious foods, and avoid cold, spicy and irritating foods.

Pay attention to hygiene to prevent infection. Pay attention to the hygiene and cleanliness of the reproductive organs. You definitely cannot have sex during your menstrual period. If you have heavy menstrual flow, you should avoid eating brown sugar.

Underwear should be soft, pure cotton, with good ventilation and air permeability. It should be washed and changed frequently. Underwear that is changed frequently should be placed in the sun to dry.

Chinese medicine treatment:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstruation comes from the kidneys, so the basis for regulating menstruation lies in tonifying the kidneys and strengthening yang. By regulating the body to replenish kidney essence and abundant vital energy, menstruation will naturally be regular. 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.

Reasons for delayed menstruation

Adolescent girls: The most common reason for delayed menstruation is the anovulatory menstrual disorder caused by the imperfect regulation of the thalamus-pituitary-uterine-ovarian axis. Its characteristics are irregular and infrequent menstruation, sudden irregular menstruation after a short period of amenorrhea, excessive and prolonged menstruation. The symptoms will gradually improve after the gonad axis develops and matures with age, but serious symptoms still require treatment.

Women who have sexual intercourse: Women who have sexual intercourse and have irregular or delayed menstruation should first consider whether they are pregnant, eliminate the possibility of pregnancy, and then find out the cause, especially if the symptoms are serious. According to the causes of irregular menstruation, they can be divided into organic and multifunctional types.

Menopausal women: Menopausal women's ovaries decline, their reproductive function also gradually declines, and their growth hormone metabolism is disrupted, which will lead to irregular menstruation and irregular cycle timing. Its characteristics are short-term delayed menstruation, excessive proliferation of the uterine wall, excessive and irregular menstruation, and continuous bleeding. It usually requires curettage or taking sex hormones to activate blood circulation.