Is it suitable to do TCT when menstruation is coming soon?

Many people are very cautious when they have their period, fearing that they will hurt their bodies if they are not careful. In fact, you don’t need to be too nervous. You can do a TCT even when you are about to have your period. It’s just that the results may not be so accurate, so it is best to wait until the menstrual period is over before doing the test, so that the conclusion can be better.

1. Daily care

Wash your face with warm water once or twice a day to clean your skin, and avoid squeezing or scratching skin lesions with your hands. Avoid using oily and powdery cosmetics and ointments and creams containing glucocorticoids.

2. Common methods of acne treatment

(1) Topical medications: Retinoic acid (retinoic acid cream, adapalene gel, tazarotene gel), benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics (clindamycin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol, etc.), azelaic acid, sulfur lotion, etc.

(2) The first choice of oral antibiotics is tetracycline (minocycline, doxycycline, etc.), followed by macrolides (erythromycin). Avoid antibiotics commonly used to treat systemic infections such as levofloxacin. The course of antibiotics is usually 6 to 12 weeks.

(3) Oral isotretinoin For severe acne, oral isotretinoin is the standard treatment and currently the most effective method for treating acne. The treatment course aims to achieve a minimum cumulative dose of 60 mg/kg.

(5) Anti-androgen therapy, such as the oral contraceptive cyproterone acetate combined tablets, is suitable for female patients with moderate to severe acne accompanied by symptoms of excessive androgen levels (such as hirsutism, seborrhea, etc.) or polycystic ovary syndrome. Female patients with delayed-onset acne and acne that is significantly aggravated before menstruation may also consider using oral contraceptives.

The menstrual period is generally about five to seven days

The amount of menstrual blood will be heavier in the first 1 to 3 days, and sometimes blood clots will appear, accompanied by dull pain in the lower abdomen. At this time, you can eat fried pork liver with sesame oil and ginger. In addition to supplementing iron, sesame oil and ginger also have the function of activating blood circulation, which is conducive to the smooth discharge of menstrual blood and blood clots.

After three days, you can eat pork kidney fried with sesame oil to help the contraction of the uterus and drain the menstrual blood. If you think this is too troublesome, you can actually eat sesame oil chicken or brown sugar and ginger soup throughout your menstrual period to help the uterus contract and drain the menstrual blood.

However, all of the above foods are relatively hot in nature. They are not suitable for people with a hot constitution or skin allergies (urticaria), obesity, high blood pressure, and high blood lipids. These people can instead have spinach and pork liver soup, pork blood soup, ginger and fish soup, or drink some chicken soup at the end of each period, or during menstruation, just pay attention to a balanced diet and eat more foods rich in calcium and iron such as: black sesame, spinach, seaweed, kelp, grapes, apples, and avoid ice cream and green tea.