scanty menstrual flow with light blood color

Women have menstruation every month, and menstruation is very important for women. Under normal circumstances, women's menstruation is about once a week. However, some women often have less menstrual flow and lighter color. This situation is usually called irregular menstruation. Generally speaking, there are many reasons for irregular menstruation in women. What is the reason for less menstrual flow and lighter color?

What is the reason for light menstrual flow?

Oligomenorrhea refers to the fact that a woman has too little blood during her menstrual period, or her menstrual period is too short. Menstrual volume refers to the total amount of blood lost during one menstruation. Normal menstrual volume is 20-80ml. If it is less than this standard, it is considered as too little menstrual volume. Generally speaking, if a pack of sanitary napkins (10 pieces/pack) is not used in each cycle, and the amount of blood on each piece is very small, just wetting the surface, it means that the menstrual flow is light.

The reasons for scanty menstruation mainly include the following three aspects:

1. Uterine hypoplasia. Menstruation is the shedding and bleeding of the endometrium that accompanies changes in the ovarian cycle. If the uterus is underdeveloped, such as a very small or deformed uterus, only a small amount of endometrium will be shed in each physiological cycle, resulting in less menstrual flow. In addition, endometrial lesions caused by endometrial tuberculosis or damage to the endometrium due to curettage or other procedures can also result in scanty menstruation or even amenorrhea.

2. Abnormal hormone secretion. Estrogen can stimulate the proliferation of the female endometrium. If the hormone secretion in the body is abnormal, the proliferation of the endometrium will not reach the required thickness, resulting in less menstrual flow. Excessive dieting, irregular work and rest, bad mood, reproductive system diseases, etc. will affect the female endocrine environment, leading to abnormal hormone secretion and low menstrual volume.

3. Anovulatory menstruation. Women who do not ovulate can also have menstruation, which is medically called "anovulatory menstruation." This is different from normal menstruation and falls into the category of "functional uterine bleeding". This type of menstruation is characterized by irregular timing and very little blood flow.

Early menstruation, less volume and darker color

Early menstruation is a symptom of irregular menstruation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that whether menstruation occurs normally is most closely related to the liver, spleen, kidneys and the Chong and Ren meridians. The causes of early menstruation are mainly related to endocrine disorders, blood heat, qi deficiency and other factors.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, menstruation is produced by "Tiangui". There is a saying in ancient times that "a woman's menstruation starts at the age of 27 and stops at the age of 49". This means that women will have their first menstruation at around the age of 14, and will stop menstruating at around the age of 49. This is a natural physiological process. The so-called "Tiangui" is a complex concept. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Tiangui is produced by the innate kidney qi, which enables men and women to have reproductive ability and affects the growth and development of the human body. In fact, this is similar to the hormones mentioned in modern Western medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstruation is a natural phenomenon in the process of female growth and development. Menstruation should come when it is supposed to come and go when it is supposed to go, which is the way of nature. Irregular menstruation, unexpected menstruation, and irregular menstruation all disrupt the body's balance and are a pathological phenomenon.