Where is the best place to get a massage if I don’t have my period?

If your period does not come on time, it is not a big problem if it does not exceed a week. If your period is delayed for a week, you may be pregnant. First, you need to check to rule out pregnancy, and then check other reasons and then treat them symptomatically. Ambiguous periods can be improved through massage. Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and do not stay up late. Staying up late may cause irregular menstruation. Where is the best place to get massage when your period is not coming? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Where should I get a massage if my period isn’t coming?

If menstruation does not come, and pregnancy is ruled out, you can massage the Zhiwu point below the first joint on the dorsal side of the thumb twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, and massage 100 times each time. Since the acupoints are relatively small, you can use a ballpoint pen to massage them without feeling soreness or swelling. This will achieve the best effect. Menstruation will generally come after 3-5 days of continuous massaging. If menstruation still has not come, it is recommended to drink brown sugar motherwort water at the same time, which also has the effect of inducing menstruation. Take it orally for 3 consecutive days. You can also do hot compresses on the lower abdomen and soak your feet in hot water, which have the effect of inducing menstruation clinically. If the above methods are still ineffective and menstruation still has not come, the only clinical option is to take progesterone orally to induce menstruation.

2. Which acupoints should be pierced if menstruation is delayed?

1. If menstruation is delayed, pierce the Hegu point

Location: On the back of the hand, below the first and second hand bones. The depression in front of the junction of the first and second metacarpal bones. One in each hand.

Effect: When menstruation is painful or irregular, pressing the Hegu point can help relieve pain, improve menstrual disorders and insomnia. In addition, Hegu point can treat any symptoms related to the face and five senses, and it can also enhance the body's immunity.

2. If menstruation is delayed, pierce the Xuehai point

Location: Above the knee joint. Sit on a chair and bend your knees. There will be a depression at 90° on the inner side of the knee with a raised muscle on top. This is the groove of muscle about three fingers wide at the upper corner of the inner side of the kneecap. The place where you feel pain when you press it is the acupuncture point.

Efficacy: Xuehai is the main acupuncture point for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Pressing the acupuncture point can relieve the degree of dysmenorrhea during each menstruation and various pain symptoms that are prone to occur in postpartum women. It also has the effect of beautifying women's skin and improving facial spots.

3. Acupoint massage for treating irregular menstruation

3.1. Preparatory

Lie flat on the bed, close your eyes slightly, breathe evenly, overlap your left palm on the back of your right hand, gently place the palm of your right hand on your lower abdomen, and lie quietly for 1 to 3 minutes.

3.2. Massage the lower abdomen

Place the palm of your left hand on the back of your right hand, and place the palm of your right hand on your lower abdomen. Apply appropriate force and massage in a circular motion in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction for 1 to 3 minutes, until your skin becomes warm.

Efficacy: replenishes qi and strengthens yang, connects the heart and kidneys.

3.3. Massage around the navel

Place your left palm on the back of your right hand, and place the palm of your right hand under your navel. Apply appropriate force and massage the abdomen in a clockwise direction around the navel for 1 to 3 minutes, until the abdomen feels warm.

Efficacy: Warming the meridians and dispelling cold, regulating Qi and blood.

3.4. Massage Guanyuan acupoint

Make a half fist with your right hand, straighten your thumb, place the ball of your thumb on the Guanyuan point, and massage with appropriate force for 0.5 to 1 minute.

Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, regulates menstruation and relieves pain.

3. Reasons for delayed menstruation

1. Excessive stress can cause endocrine disorders

Being under stress for a long time will inhibit the function of the hypothalamus-pituitary gland, causing the ovaries to no longer secrete female hormones and ovulate, and menstruation will begin to become disordered. Similarly, long-term psychological depression, sulking or bad mood can also affect menstruation and cause amenorrhea.

In addition, dieting or eating too little fat will reduce estrogen secretion in the body in the long run, which in turn may cause delayed menstruation or even no menstruation.

2. Drug side effects cause delayed menstruation

Side effects of medications may also cause menstruation to stop. If taken improperly, contraceptive pills may cause endocrine disorders and delayed menstruation. According to patients, the new generation of gastrokinetic drug metoclopramide, also known as domperidone, may also cause delayed menstruation.

3. Pregnancy is the main cause of amenorrhea

If you have had sexual intercourse recently and your period is more than 7 days late than usual, you should consider whether you are pregnant. You can use early pregnancy test strips to test. If you are not sure, it is recommended to go to the hospital for confirmation. In addition, if you are pregnant, there will be other symptoms, such as nausea, breast pain, etc.

4. Surgery causes cervical adhesion

For example, intrauterine surgery may cause cervical adhesions, which may lead to menstrual blood stasis and delay menstruation.

5. Other factors such as tobacco and alcohol

Drug abuse, tobacco and alcohol, and placement of contraceptive rings may all lead to amenorrhea. If menstruation is delayed only 1-2 times occasionally and there are no other accompanying symptoms, it does not fall into the category of menstrual disorders. When the interval between menstrual cycles is more than 35 days, it is called oligomenorrhea, and when menstruation stops for more than 3 menstrual cycles, it is called amenorrhea. The absence of ovulation after menopause can also lead to problems such as osteoporosis and endometrial hyperplasia, which must be taken seriously.