Why does menstrual blood turn black?

In today's society, girls love beauty very much. They usually only care about style rather than temperature. They especially like to wear various tight clothes, and often wear less. For example, they often wear miniskirts and belly-exposing clothes, etc. These habits can easily lead to uterine cold in women. Uterine cold will first cause dysmenorrhea, and also cause the menstrual blood to turn black, and blood clots will appear, etc. In addition to this, what other reasons are there for the obvious darkening of menstrual blood?

What causes dark menstrual blood?

Normal monthly menstruation is a line of defense for women's physical health. Once this line of defense is "broken", women's physical health will be greatly damaged. In real life, many women find that their menstrual blood is black during menstruation, and they are very worried and anxious about this. Why is menstrual blood black? What should I do if my menstrual blood turns black? Let’s take a closer look below!

Why is menstrual blood black?

There is no doubt that women are very worried when the menstrual blood is black. As for the question of why menstrual blood is black, in fact, black menstrual blood is ultimately a symptom of irregular menstruation. There are many reasons for the dark menstrual blood. It may be caused by cold during menstruation, or it may be related to mental factors. In addition, if women suffer from gynecological inflammations such as cervicitis, endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc., it may also cause the problem of dark menstrual blood, which requires attention. However, it does not mean that dark menstrual blood is caused by gynecological diseases. It may also be caused by negligence and catching a cold. Therefore, do not panic and lose your appetite or sleep.

In addition, as to why menstrual blood is black, to explain it in terms of traditional Chinese medicine, menstrual blood is black mainly due to qi stagnation and blood stasis, which causes menstrual blood to accumulate in the uterine cavity for too long and cannot be smoothly discharged from the body. There are many reasons for the dark menstrual blood, most of which are related to blood deficiency, qi stagnation, blood stasis, phlegm obstruction, cold stagnation in the blood, etc., which also need to be slowly adjusted. In traditional Chinese medicine, the body is divided into different types of conditioning. Therefore, female friends should never buy Chinese medicine and decoct it on their own, as this will be extremely harmful.

What should I do if my menstrual blood turns black?

(1) If, in addition to the problem of dark menstrual blood, female friends also have other physical discomforts, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time.

(2) Pay attention to hygiene in daily life. Only in this way can you prevent the occurrence of infection. In addition, you must pay attention to the hygiene and cleaning of the external genitalia.

(3) Be careful to maintain a cheerful spirit and avoid abnormal mood swings or mental stimulation, so as to prevent mental factors from affecting the body and causing discomfort.

The above is an introduction to why menstrual blood is black. Obviously, there are many reasons why menstrual blood turns black. In order to ensure that women’s health is not harmed, if the cause of the disease cannot be confirmed, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for examination in time and then give targeted treatment. In short, if you don't take good responsibility for your own body, the damage caused may be irreversible.