What are the dangers of not having menstruation at the age of 40?

No woman wants to face the problem of amenorrhea, because if a woman has amenorrhea, it means that she has entered the old age stage. After menopause occurs, women's aging speed will gradually accelerate. But under normal circumstances, women should not have amenorrhea until they are over 50 years old, but some women find that they have stopped menstruating at the age of 40. What are the dangers?

40 years old should be middle age, not the age of menopause, but the perimenopause period. Ovarian failure should occur, but menopause should not occur, it should be perimenopause. If we don’t have menstruation at the age of 40, it means that we have premature ovarian failure. If we have premature ovarian failure, a series of premenstrual syndrome will occur. For example, low estrogen levels may cause symptoms of vasoconstriction, hot flashes, sweating, and unexplained heat in the neck, face, and chest that lasts for 1-3 minutes a day. Therefore, 40 years old should not be the age of menopause, but should be regulated. First, check six items of sex hormones to see if there is premature ovarian failure, and then regulate it to make menstruation normal.

Reasons for not having menstruation at the age of 40

1. Pregnancy causes amenorrhea

If a woman has sexual intercourse, she can use an early pregnancy test strip to test her urine 7 days after her period is delayed. If she is pregnant, the result will be positive; if she is not pregnant, the result will be negative. Of course, the best way to detect pregnancy is to go to the hospital for an ultrasound examination.

2. Side effects of medications leading to amenorrhea

Drugs can affect women's endocrine system. For example, taking birth control pills, weight-loss pills, drainage drugs, etc. can cause endocrine disorders in women, thereby affecting menstruation and causing amenorrhea.

3. Surgery causes amenorrhea

The surgery will affect menstruation. For example, intrauterine surgery may cause cervical adhesion, resulting in menstrual blood stasis in the uterus, and symptoms of amenorrhea and delayed menstruation.

(1) Abortion: Abortion generally includes vacuum aspiration and curettage. If the curettage is performed improperly, it is easy to cause damage to the cervix or the basement membrane of the endometrium, causing adhesion of the internal os of the cervix or partial adhesion of the uterine wall, thus leading to amenorrhea.

(2) Ovarian cyst surgery: After ovarian cyst surgery, the uterus and ovaries need some time to recover. Some women resume menstruation one month after the surgery.