How to tell if it's menstrual bleeding or bleeding

Whether it is a boy or a girl, most people have some understanding of menstruation. After all, biology is now included in our curriculum education in junior high school. Menstruation is regular, usually one month per cycle, but our body condition will not always be like this, sometimes it may be early or late. Menstrual blood is red. If our vaginal bleeding is also red, how do we tell whether it is menstrual blood or bleeding?

Some vaginal bleeding will last for several days and the amount of bleeding will be similar to menstrual bleeding. Many women mistake abnormal vaginal bleeding for menstruation, thus missing the best time to discover the disease. So what?

1. First, you need to check whether you are pregnant, because pregnancy may also cause vaginal bleeding.

2. To distinguish between vaginal bleeding and menstruation, you need to know whether your menstruation is regular , when your menstruation usually occurs, how many days it lasts, and the amount of menstruation. Non-menstrual bleeding is abnormal vaginal bleeding.

3. Vaginal bleeding can come from the vulva , vagina, cervix, and endometrium, but most cases come from the uterus. There are many causes of abnormal vaginal bleeding, such as ovarian endocrine dysfunction, abnormal ginseng, tumors, reproductive tract inflammation, injury, foreign bodies, or systemic diseases.

4. Age is an important reference value for the identification of vaginal bleeding : vaginal bleeding in young girls and postmenopausal women (elderly women) is mostly considered to be malignant tumors; vaginal bleeding in adolescent women is first considered to be dysfunctional uterine bleeding (abbreviated as functional uterine bleeding); women of childbearing age are mostly considered to have pregnancy-related diseases. Vaginal bleeding can be roughly divided into the following types.

1. The menstrual volume increases and the menstrual period is prolonged but the cycle is normal. It may be uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, or dysfunctional uterine bleeding. In addition, those who have used an intrauterine device may also have increased menstrual flow.

2. Vaginal bleeding with irregular menstrual cycle. It is often functional uterine bleeding, but endometrial cancer should be ruled out first.

3. Long-term vaginal bleeding. Most of them are malignant tumors of reproductive organs, such as cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, etc.

4. Irregular bleeding after menopause. Women of childbearing age are more likely to be at risk of pregnancy-related diseases, such as ectopic pregnancy, hydatidiform mole, etc.; postmenopausal women are more likely to have malignant tumors.

5. Bleeding after sexual intercourse. Most of them are cervical erosion, cervical polyps, cervical cancer or submucosal myoma.

6. Vaginal bleeding with leucorrhea. It is often considered to be advanced cervical cancer or endometrial cancer with infection.

7. Paroxysmal vaginal bleeding. There is a possibility of primary fallopian tube cancer. 8. Intermenstrual bleeding. It occurs between two menstrual periods, lasts for 3-4 days, and when the amount of blood is very small, it is mostly ovulation bleeding. 9. Spotting before and after menstruation. A small amount of bloody discharge a few days before or after menstruation is usually due to ovarian dysfunction, but may also be endometriosis. If any of the above situations occur, you should rule out menstruation and instead think it is abnormal vaginal bleeding and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.