What should I do if I have ovulation bleeding?

It is very normal for women to experience vaginal bleeding during menstruation, but if bleeding occurs during other periods, it should be taken seriously. During the ovulation period, women's lower body usually discharges leucorrhea, but some women find that they also experience some bleeding during the ovulation period. Most women will be very worried about this situation. So if a woman has bleeding during ovulation, what tests should she do at the hospital?

What to do for ovulation bleeding

1. Measure your basal body temperature. It is a biphasic body temperature, and bleeding occurs during the period when the body temperature changes from low to high, which is the ovulation period.

2. Ask your doctor to draw blood to analyze changes in hormone levels in the body.

3. Rule out other diseases that cause abnormal bleeding, such as uterine fibroids.

During a woman's ovulation cycle, due to a brief drop in estrogen levels and the rupture of the follicle, the growth of the endometrium cannot be maintained, which will cause local rupture and shedding of the surface layer of the endometrium, and then cause breakthrough bleeding in small amounts. This situation is called ovulation bleeding in medicine, and "intermenstrual bleeding" in traditional Chinese medicine.

When bleeding occurs, there is lower abdominal pain or a feeling of heaviness. This is caused by serous membrane, blood exudation or a small amount of blood accumulation in the pelvic cavity during ovulation. It usually lasts for several hours, and in some patients it may last for 2 to 3 days.

Occasional ovulation bleeding is mostly caused by excessive fatigue or low immunity after illness, which affects the endocrine balance. It does not have much impact on the body and generally does not require treatment. If ovulation bleeding occurs frequently, it may be caused by endocrine disorders, and you need to take estrogen supplement drugs under the guidance of a doctor. If the bleeding is more than the normal menstrual volume or lasts for more than 5 days, you need to go to the hospital for examination to rule out lesions of the vagina, cervix, endometrium and ovaries.

The dangers of ovulation bleeding

1. Annoying symptoms: Although the amount of bleeding during ovulation is less, it is hard for female friends to guard against, thus affecting their normal life and work.

2. Abdominal pain: Patients with ovulation bleeding often have abdominal pain symptoms and periodic intermenstrual pain, which can be mild or severe and generally lasts for several hours. Some patients may last for 2 to 3 days.

3. Cause infertility: Men and women may stop having sex due to ovulation bleeding, thus missing the opportunity to conceive and eventually leading to infertility.

4. Harms of primary diseases: Reproductive tract diseases such as irregular menstruation, cervical erosion, cervical polyps, cervical cancer, endometrial polyps, submucous uterine fibroids, endometrial adenocarcinoma, etc. can also cause symptoms of ovulation bleeding. Therefore, if the primary disease that causes ovulation bleeding is not treated promptly and thoroughly, it may endanger women's health.