What causes white menstrual blood?

If your menstrual blood is white, it may be caused by abnormal menstruation. When your emotions are in a state of tension for a long time, your body will have some problems, even irregular menstruation. Or the body may be stimulated by cold, which may cause a small amount of menstruation, or the color of menstrual blood may be abnormal. In this case, you need to adjust your life and pay attention to living a more regular life.

Abnormal emotions, long-term mental depression, sulking, or severe mental stimulation and psychological trauma can all lead to menstrual disorders or dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea. This is because menstruation is caused by the stimulation of the endometrium by hormones secreted by the ovaries, and the hormones secreted by the ovaries are controlled by the release of hormones from the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. Therefore, any abnormality in the function of the ovaries, pituitary gland, or hypothalamus will affect menstruation.

Cold stimulation causes oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea

Irregular living habits and cold stimulation during menstruation will cause excessive contraction of blood vessels in the pelvis, which can cause oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea. Therefore, women should have a regular daily life, avoid excessive fatigue, and especially keep away from cold and damp during menstruation.

Diet causes menstrual irregularities

Excessive dieting requires that girls’ body fat account for at least 17% of their body weight before menarche can occur, and body fat must reach at least 22% of their 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 deficiency, affecting menstruation, or even causing scanty menstruation or amenorrhea. Therefore, women who pursue a slim figure must not diet blindly.

Irregular menstruation caused by smoking and drinking

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

Gynecological diseases causing irregular menstruation

1. Local - that is, caused by its own factors. Common ones include uterine fibroids, especially submucosal uterine fibroids. Even small fibroids can cause menstrual disorders and excessive menstruation; the second most common ones are adenomyosis and pelvic endometriosis. Due to factors such as the growth of the endometrium into the uterine muscle wall and the enlargement of the uterus, the menstrual flow is often heavier.

2. Systemic factors mainly cause simple menorrhagia when the body is in a high estrogen state.

3. Other reasons include:

①Hematological diseases, such as thrombocytopenia, poor coagulation function and other bleeding diseases;

② Liver disease, hypertension, diabetes, etc. lead to increased vascular fragility and poor coagulation;

③The first menstrual flow after childbirth or miscarriage may be heavier;

④The use of hormones, anticoagulants, etc. can also cause excessive menstrual flow at one time. Whenever the menstrual flow is heavy, the cause should be found out to avoid chronic hemorrhagic anemia and harm to health.