Small amount of menstrual flow and dark blood

Menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon for women, but it is also very easy to cause problems. Generally speaking, the color and amount of menstruation are basically the same and show regularity. Menstrual abnormalities are mainly manifested in abnormalities in color and amount. It is easy to have a small amount of menstrual flow and dark blood. There are many possible reasons, and the situation must be clarified in order to better treat it. Let’s take a look at the common reasons for scanty and dark menstrual flow.

From the perspective of Western medicine, dark and scanty menstruation is generally caused by the following three reasons:

1. Organic diseases or drugs, etc.: including local inflammation, tumors and developmental abnormalities, malnutrition of reproductive organs; intracranial diseases; other endocrine dysfunctions such as thyroid and adrenal cortex dysfunction, diabetes, Sheehan's disease, etc.; liver diseases; blood diseases, etc. Menstrual irregularities may occur in women who use drugs to treat mental illnesses, endocrine preparations, or intrauterine devices for contraception. Certain occupations, such as long-distance runners, are prone to amenorrhea.

2. Neuroendocrine dysfunction: mainly due to unstable or defective function of the posterior hindbrain-pituitary-ovarian axis, i.e. menstrual disorders;

3. Endometrial diseases: such as endometrial tuberculosis, intrauterine adhesions after artificial abortion, and frequent artificial abortions will damage the endometrium, causing the functional layer of the endometrium to become thinner and reduce, directly leading to a decrease in menstrual volume. In addition, long-term use of contraceptives will also lead to a decrease in menstrual volume.

The dark color of menstrual blood is caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, and menstrual blood accumulates in the uterus for a long time.

Western medicine advice: It’s only 2 to 3 times, so you can observe it without any treatment. If you often experience a small amount of dark menstrual flow, go to the hospital in time to check the six sex hormones and B-ultrasound. After identifying the cause, actively seek symptomatic treatment to avoid affecting your health.

How to regulate the small amount of black menstruation

Generally speaking, Chinese medicine has excellent experience and results in regulating reproductive function (menstruation regulation), without any side effects. The long-term prognosis is far superior to that of Western medicine, and it has more methods for regulating intractable and stubborn menstrual disorders than Western medicine. According to traditional Chinese medicine, scanty menstruation is closely related to the imbalance of yin and yang in the human body. Clinically, scanty menstruation is divided into four types: blood deficiency, kidney deficiency, blood stasis and phlegm and dampness.

1. Conditioning:

a. Cook 60g of motherwort, 30g of red dates and 10 eggs together, drink the soup, and eat the red dates and eggs (take a comfortable amount).

b. Grind 30g of Astragalus, 15g of Polygonatum, 12g of Cornus, 12g of Morinda officinalis, and 9g of Angelica sinensis into powder, make pills with refined honey, and swallow 2 to 3 times a day, 3g each time.

Motherwort has a better effect on treating irregular menstruation

2. Treatment based on syndrome differentiation: Traditional Chinese medicine treats irregular menstruation by tonifying the kidney, supporting the spleen, soothing the liver, and regulating qi and blood.

a. Excessive heat type: Qingjing granules, Fenglun hemostatic tablets, Sihongdan, etc. can be used.

b. Deficiency-heat type: Qingjing Granules and Gujing Pills can be used.

c. Qi stagnation and blood stasis type: Xiaoyao Pills, Qizhi Xiangfu Pills, Cihang Pills, Shaofu Zhuyu Pills, Yueyueshu Granules, Shixiao Powder, Danggui Extract Tablets, Desheng Pills, Tiaojing Buxue Pills, etc. can be used.

d. Kidney deficiency type: You can use Nubao, Chang'e Jiali Pills, Dingkun Dan, Lutai Gao, etc.