I didn't have my period but there was some blood

What women are most worried about is menstruation. Some will find that their menstruation has not come, but there is a little blood. They don’t know whether it is menstruation or not, and they don’t know how to judge it. In fact, if menstruation has not come, but there is a little blood, this situation can be considered as non-menstrual bleeding, which is generally caused by gynecological diseases or abnormal vaginal bleeding.

It is normal for women to have vaginal bleeding during each menstrual cycle, but how should we treat vaginal bleeding that does not occur during the menstrual period? Vaginal bleeding outside the menstrual period may be a warning of a disease. Women should learn to observe the time, duration, amount, color of bleeding, and whether there are other accompanying symptoms.

What to do if you have non-menstrual bleeding

Common non-menstrual vaginal bleeding includes the following:

1. People often hear the term ovulation bleeding. Western medicine calls it ovulation bleeding, while traditional Chinese medicine calls it "intermenstrual bleeding." This is due to a temporary drop in estrogen levels, which causes the endometrium to lose hormonal support and partially shed, causing regular vaginal bleeding. The amount of this bleeding is not much. Some people only have a small amount of brown secretion. It usually lasts for half a day or 2-3 days, and no more than 7 days at most. It may be accompanied by mild ovulation pain and back pain. If someone is measuring their basal body temperature, they will notice that this bleeding usually occurs during the transition from low body temperature to high body temperature.

If the symptoms are mild, no treatment is required, but if the symptoms are obvious and may affect fertility, treatment should be given. >>Risk factors for excessive menstrual bleeding

2. Functional uterine bleeding is abbreviated as functional uterine bleeding. This disease is very common in clinical practice, mainly caused by abnormal neuroendocrine function regulating reproduction. Its manifestations are usually irregular menstrual cycles, excessive menstrual flow, prolonged menstruation or irregular bleeding. The principle of treatment is to stop bleeding quickly, adjust and establish a normal menstrual cycle after stopping bleeding, and prevent recurrence. Due to long-term bleeding, some people also have varying degrees of anemia, so correcting anemia is also very important. >>Is uterine bleeding in teenage girls scary?

3. If menstruation is delayed for 7-10 days before bleeding occurs, do not assume that it is definitely late. You should pay attention to whether the amount, color, and duration of bleeding are the same as normal menstruation. If the menstrual blood is sometimes more and sometimes less, and is continuous, and is accompanied by abdominal pain, you should be careful about the possibility of ectopic pregnancy or threatened abortion; if the bleeding is more than usual, lasts longer, and dysmenorrhea is obvious, it is more common in uterine fibroids or endometriosis. It is necessary to seek medical treatment promptly.

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