What are the symptoms of irregular menstruation and why are there so many diseases?

Menstrual irregularity is the most common gynecological disease among female friends. Its common manifestations include amenorrhea, irregular uterine bleeding, functional uterine bleeding, and postmenopausal vaginal bleeding. If not treated in time, it may also cause complications, such as dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome, etc.

1. Symptoms of irregular menstruation

1. Amenorrhea: Amenorrhea refers to the absence of menstruation or the cessation of menstrual cycles for more than 3 cycles after the menstrual cycle has been established. The former is primary amenorrhea and the latter is secondary amenorrhea.

2. Irregular uterine bleeding: Excessive menstruation or prolonged duration, commonly seen in uterine fibroids, endometrial polyps, endometrial hyperplasia, endometriosis, etc.; scanty menstruation, with little menstrual volume and menstrual period; frequent menstruation, with an interval of less than 25 days; prolonged menstrual cycle, with an interval of more than 35 days; irregular bleeding, which can be caused by various reasons, with no regularity at all.

3. Functional uterine bleeding: Functional uterine bleeding refers to abnormal uterine bleeding caused by endocrine regulation system disorders without obvious organic lesions in the internal and external genitalia. It is the most common type of menstrual disorder and is common in adolescence and menopause. It is divided into two types: ovulatory and anovulatory. About 85% of cases are anovulatory functional uterine bleeding.

4. Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding: Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding refers to bleeding 6 months after the cessation of menstruation, which is often caused by malignant tumors, inflammation, etc.

2. Complications of irregular menstruation

1. Dysmenorrhea: Severe pain in the lower abdomen during menstruation, affecting work and daily life. There are two types: primary and secondary.

2. Premenstrual syndrome: A series of abnormal symptoms that a small number of women experience before menstruation, such as mental tension, emotional instability, inattention, irritability, depression, insomnia, headache, breast pain, etc. It is mostly caused by sex hormone metabolism disorders and mental factors. The treatment is mainly based on proper rest. Sedatives and diuretics can be used when necessary. Anti-estrogen therapies such as progestins, androgens, and bromocriptine can also be used.

3. Polycystic ovary syndrome: the cause is unknown. Symptoms include infrequent menstruation, amenorrhea, and infertility. Symptoms such as hirsutism and obesity, and polycystic enlargement of both ovaries can be treated with hormonal surgery.

4. Menopausal syndrome: refers to a series of physical and mental symptoms caused by fluctuations or decreases in sex hormones in some women before and after menopause. It is divided into natural menopause and artificial menopause. Such as sexual dysfunction and paroxysmal bleeding.

Warm reminder: Long-term irregular menstruation can easily lead to hemorrhagic anemia in women, worsen the disease, cause infertility, affect women's physical and mental health, etc. In addition, it also has a great impact on appearance, such as causing breast sagging and atrophy, etc. Therefore, female friends should pay attention to irregular menstruation.