My period is getting earlier and earlier, what's going on?

The normal menstrual cycle of women is about 28 days. If the menarche cycle is consistently advanced by more than 7 days, or even if menstruation occurs twice in a month, it is called "early menstruation", also known as "early menstruation" or "early menstruation". If it is only 3-5 days early and there are no other obvious symptoms, it is normal. Sometimes, even if your period comes early, it doesn’t count as an early menstrual period.

The early onset of women's menstruation is closely related to factors such as symptoms, endocrine environment, medication, diet, and mentality.

1. The reasons for women's early menstrual leave are:

1. Endocrine

The key to endocrine imbalance is the instability of the hypothalamic-pituitary, pituitary, and uterine-ovarian axis, all of which can lead to early menstruation in women.

2. Mental work pressure

Long-term high-pressure environment or mood swings will affect women's endocrine system and cause early menstruation.

3. Damage to daily living environment

Changes in external factors such as temperature, living environment, and residence may affect the normal physiological cycle.

4. Impact of symptoms

Gynecological inflammation, thyroid disease, brain tumor and other organic diseases may affect menstruation.

5. The impact of contraceptive ring

The contraceptive ring is a foreign body. After it is inserted into the uterus, some women's menstruation will become more and more abnormal, with symptoms such as early menstruation or increased menstrual flow.

6. Effects of drugs

Taking some medicines, such as emergency contraception, chemotherapy drugs, and drugs for treating mental illnesses, can cause endocrine disorders in women and affect their normal physiological cycles.

7. Overwork

Irregular daily life, staying up late and overwork can easily cause endocrine imbalance in women and cause irregular menstruation.

8. Unbalanced diet

Failure to pay attention to proper diet matching in daily life and preference for fried, spicy, raw and cold foods and other irritating foods can also cause early menstruation.

9. Qi deficiency and blood heat

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people with qi deficiency have weak spleen and the spleen cannot regulate blood, which can easily lead to early menstruation. People with hot blood have blood that flows too fast, and the accelerated blood circulation can also cause menstruation to come early.

2. Normal menstrual index values:

1. Cycle time

Every woman's cycle time is different, and it is normal to have a cycle time ranging from 21 to 35 days. The key is whether it is on time. Regular sex (e.g. once a week) can help you regulate your hormones and help regulate your menstrual cycle.

2. Health Bar

The amount of blood lost by women during menstruation should be less than 85 grams and last for 3 to 7 days. The heaviest bleeding occurs within the first 3 days (accounting for 90% of the total blood loss).

3. Blood clots

What are the blood clots discharged during menstruation? The doctor's explanation is: if the menstrual blood is blocked in the same area and is not discharged immediately, blood clots will form after 5 to 10 minutes of accumulation. Blood clots usually occur in the morning just after waking up or after sitting for a long time.

4. Menstrual blood color

Normal menstruation is dark red, thick and free of clots. If the menstrual period is thin and watery, appears light pink, gray-black or blue-purple, or is completely blood clots, these are all abnormal and you should see a doctor as soon as possible.

5. During menstruation

A woman's menstrual period is about 3-7 days, with the heaviest bleeding occurring in the first 3 days, then gradually decreasing until the menstruation is over. Some people have a little menstruation a day or two after their menstruation is over, which is also called "menstruation coming back", which is also a normal phenomenon. However, some people's menstrual period lasts for 10-20 days, and the period is endless; some people's menstrual period is very short and just passes by in a flash. These two situations are abnormal situations.