Menstruation pictures

Menstruation has become an indispensable part of our female friends' daily lives, but even so, many female friends still have only a limited understanding of the knowledge related to menstruation, which is not good. Then let's talk about the basic principle of menstruation and what frequent menstruation means.

What is the basic principle of menstruation?

The physiological cycle is completed through the mutual influence and adjustment of the hypothalamus-pituitary gland, the anterior pituitary gland, and the uterus and ovaries. For example, after women reach puberty, under the control of growth hormone released by the hypothalamus-pituitary gland, the follicle-stimulating hormone and a small amount of progesterone secreted by the pituitary gland promote the development of the uterus and begin to secrete estrogen. Under the action of estrogen, the uterine wall undergoes proliferative changes in the early ovulation period, the egg gradually matures, and the secretion of estrogen also gradually increases. When the secretion of estrogen reaches a certain concentration, it decisively inhibits the secretion of growth hormone released by the hypothalamus-pituitary gonadotropin. Therefore, the secretion of ovulation hormone by the pituitary gland decreases, while the secretion of luteinizing hormone increases, resulting in a perfect egg ovulation period. Under the action of progesterone, the egg after ovulation produces progesterone, which metabolizes estrogen and estrogens again. The proliferative uterine wall, mainly under the action of estrogen, changes into the metabolic endometrium. Because progesterone secretes a large amount of estrogen and estrogens, it has a feedback effect on the hypothalamus-pituitary gland and adenohypophysis, inhibiting the hypothalamus-pituitary gland from producing follicle-stimulating hormone to release hormone and progesterone to release hormone, thereby gradually reducing the secretion of the two sex hormones. Because of the decrease in luteinizing hormone in the blood, the corpus luteum shrinks, so estrogen and female hormones also decrease rapidly. The uterine wall suddenly loses the support of these two estrogens, collapses and bleeds, the endometrium falls off and menstruation begins. When the concentrations of estrogen and oestrogen in the blood decrease, the inhibition of the brain-pituitary gland is eliminated, and the egg-stimulating hormone released increases again. Under the effect of the increasing egg stimulation, another egg begins to grow and enters the next menstrual cycle.

What does frequent menstruation mean?

Qi deficiency: There are many reasons for prolonged menstruation, and Qi deficiency is one of them. Qi deficiency will always cause prolonged menstruation, heavy menstrual volume, thinner menstrual quality and lighter color, pale face and easy fatigue. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the treatment of prolonged menstruation caused by Qi deficiency can be made with raw licorice, scutellaria baicalensis, cimicifuga heracleifolia, ginseng, atractylodes and poria, which have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, activating blood circulation, and replenishing Qi and blood.

Blood stasis: patients with blood stasis will have prolonged menstruation, with sometimes more and sometimes less menstrual flow, blood clots, and are prone to abdominal pain. Generally, there is a recipe for Taohong Siwu Decoction, which has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, replenishing blood, invigorating qi, and nourishing blood. Or the prescription of implicit smile powder, it has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, as well as promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.