The impact of female blood donation on menstruation

Donating blood is a public welfare activity. Donating blood to serve the people is a great thing. However, menstruation is also very important for women, and the blood circulation in women’s bodies also has a certain impact on menstruation. And usually, menstruation will also affect women's pregnancy, so blood donation is very important for the female body. Does women's blood donation affect menstruation?

1. Does blood donation affect menstruation?

There is a relationship between blood donation and menstruation. Some people experience irregular menstruation one or two times after donating blood. Women cannot donate blood during their menstrual period or the three days before and after. The arrival of menstruation is a physiological condition of female friends. Its essence is the regular physiological shedding of the endometrium. Therefore, the body itself may be in a state of damage during menstruation. The body's resistance and immunity decrease, affecting the body's endocrine system. Therefore, women may be irritable or have changes in eating preferences during menstruation, which will cause physiological ischemia.

For women, "women are based on blood and use blood". Menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and leucorrhea will all consume yin blood. The menstrual period itself is a relatively weak period, and donating blood would just make the weakness even worse. It will be even more difficult to recover later.

During menstruation, many women's immunity and physical strength are reduced, making them unsuitable for blood donation. In other words, if they donate blood during menstruation, their own blood cells will not recover easily, which will further cause physical damage, making them prone to fatigue and illness.

2. Benefits of donating blood

1. From a scientific point of view, regular blood donation will stimulate the hematopoietic system of the bones and marrow, keeping the body's hematopoietic system active. If there is sudden and massive blood loss, the body can respond in time to reduce the risk to life.

2. Donating blood will reduce blood viscosity, thereby speeding up blood flow and increasing brain blood volume.

3. Studies have shown that the average life expectancy of blood donors is significantly higher than that of non-blood donors, and the incidence of coronary heart disease in blood donors is also lower.

4. Being able to donate blood means you are in good health. When donating blood for free, the doctor will test the donor's blood type and conduct general routine examinations before drawing blood. This is equivalent to a free physical examination before drawing blood.