Brown menstrual discharge

Women have menstrual blood every month, which is a sign of healthy women having menstruation on time, but some women will experience abnormal menstruation. Some female friends often have brown color after menstruation, which is an abnormal phenomenon. There are many factors that cause the menstruation to be unclean and brown. What is going on? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What does it mean when the menstrual period is not clean and there is brown color?

The symptoms of irregular menstruation and brown discharge are related to poor uterine contraction. It is considered to be related to endocrine disorders, and it is not ruled out that it is caused by endometrial polyps. You can do six hormone tests 2 to 5 days during the menstrual period, and do an abdominal color ultrasound examination 3 days after the end of the menstruation. If it is caused by endocrine disorders, you can take progesterone capsules for one week and stop taking them for 3-7 days to have your period. Observe the menstrual period. If it is caused by endometrial polyps, hysteroscopy can be performed to treat it.

2. Irregular menstruation

Menstrual disorders, also known as irregular menstruation, are common gynecological diseases, manifested as abnormal menstrual cycles or bleeding volume, and may be accompanied by abdominal pain before and during menstruation and other systemic symptoms. The cause may be organic disease or functional disorder.

3. Causes of irregular menstruation

1. Abnormal emotions cause menstrual disorders

Emotional abnormalities, such as long-term mental depression, mental tension, or severe mental stimulation and psychological trauma, can lead to menstrual disorders or dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea. This is because menstruation is caused by the hormones secreted by the ovaries acting on the endometrium. The hormones secreted by the ovaries are controlled by the hormones released by the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. Therefore, any abnormality in the function of the ovaries, pituitary gland, or hypothalamus will affect menstruation.

2. Cold stimulation causes oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea

When women are exposed to cold during menstruation, the blood vessels in the pelvis will contract excessively, which can cause oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea. Therefore, women should pay attention to preventing cold and avoiding dampness during menstruation in their daily life.

3. Dieting causes irregular menstruation

A girl’s body fat must account for at least 17% of her body weight before she can have her first menstruation, and her body fat must reach at least 22% of her body weight to maintain a normal menstrual cycle. Excessive dieting will cause a large amount of fat and protein in the body to be consumed due to insufficient energy intake, resulting in estrogen synthesis disorders and obvious estrogen deficiency, affecting menstruation, or even causing scanty menstruation or amenorrhea. Therefore, women who pursue a slim figure must not diet blindly.

4. Smoking and drinking cause menstrual disorders

Certain ingredients and alcohol in cigarettes can interfere with physiological processes related to menstruation and cause menstrual disorders. Among women who smoke and drink excessively, 25% to 32% go to the hospital for treatment due to menstrual disorders. Among women who smoke more than one pack of cigarettes a day or drink more than 100 ml of strong liquor, the incidence of menstrual disorders is three times that of women who do not smoke or drink. Therefore, women should not smoke and drink less alcohol.