What to do if your menstrual flow is heavy

It is very normal for women to have menstruation. Since women's physical conditions and other aspects are different, the amount of menstruation each time is also different. Many women have heavy menstrual flow every time. In addition to physical fitness, many gynecological diseases, especially vaginal diseases, can also cause heavy menstrual flow. So, what should you do if your menstrual flow is heavy?

What to do if your menstrual flow is heavy

The causes of excessive menstruation vary for women of different ages and physiological stages. Taking women aged 25 to 40 as an example, there are different reasons for excessive menstrual flow, and there are corresponding treatments for these causes.

1. For heavy menstrual flow caused by improper contraception, oral medication can be used to replace other contraceptive methods, or a uterine ring containing progesterone that can reduce menstrual flow can be used instead. Although oral contraceptives are easily available at regular pharmacies, it is important to know that they are prescription drugs. If you want to use this method of contraception, it is not enough to just read the prescription information of the medicine in detail. You must consult a professional doctor before purchasing it to learn more about its indications and contraindications, the correct method of taking it, and the remedial measures in case of missed doses. ...

What is the reason for heavy menstrual flow?

1. Caused by neuroendocrine dysfunction

The main problem is that the function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis is unstable or defective, that is, menstrual disease.

2. Caused by blood disease

Increased menstruation may not be a problem with the reproductive organs themselves, but a sign of a blood disease. Because menstruation, like other bleeding phenomena in the human body, is regulated by the body's own coagulation system. If there is an abnormality in the coagulation system, for example, in hemophilia patients who are born with a lack of a certain coagulation factor, the blood will not coagulate easily, resulting in heavy menstrual flow and prolonged bleeding. Excessive menstruation is sometimes the only symptom of female hemophilia patients! Other common blood diseases such as thrombocytopenic purpura, leukemia, aplastic anemia, etc., can also easily affect the coagulation system and increase menstrual volume.