Long-term dysmenorrhea can cause the most fatal disease

Dysmenorrhea is one of the common gynecological diseases. The classic of traditional Chinese medicine, "Huangdi Neijing", has records about female dysmenorrhea. Traditional Chinese medicine has been paying attention to female dysmenorrhea for thousands of years. According to TCM theory, there are two types of dysmenorrhea in women: one is "pain due to obstruction", which refers to dysmenorrhea caused by poor blood circulation; the other is "pain due to lack of nourishment", which refers to dysmenorrhea caused by liver and kidney deficiency, excessive weakness of the body, and deficiency of qi and blood.

Most girls with dysmenorrhea recover spontaneously after marriage

Huang Jianling introduced that Western medicine divides dysmenorrhea into primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea. The former, also known as functional dysmenorrhea, refers to the absence of obvious organic lesions in the reproductive organs and is more common in young women; the latter is mostly secondary to certain organic lesions of the reproductive organs, such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic congestion, cervical adhesion or stenosis, etc.

"Most dysmenorrhea in young girls is primary dysmenorrhea," said Huang Jianling. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, dysmenorrhea can be caused by exposure to cold food, drinking ice water or ice drinks, being caught in the rain during menstruation, and catching a cold, which can cause cold and blood stasis. The weather in the south is hot and humid, and eating hot and humid things, such as eating more hot foods such as shrimp, crab, mango and lychee, can also lead to qi stagnation and blood stasis, causing dysmenorrhea. Excessive pressure from study and work, and depression can also cause dysmenorrhea.

Acupuncture is the fastest way to relieve pain

Primary dysmenorrhea occurs before or after menstruation and is generally easier to treat. You can take some Chinese medicine before the menstrual period comes, or you can clear the blockage and take some medicine to regulate qi. If you want quick pain relief, you can use acupuncture. Acupuncture is the fastest way. Just prick the Sanyinjiao, Zusanli and other acupoints and the pain will be relieved immediately.

"Young girls usually suffer from dysmenorrhea from the onset of menstruation. Sometimes it may be related to the angle of the uterus, such as excessive forward tilt of the uterus, excessive retroversion of the uterus, or a too narrow menstrual blood channel. This situation will change after girls become adults, get married and have children," said Huang Jianling. Most primary dysmenorrhea will heal on its own after marriage.

Huang Jianling specifically pointed out that although endometriosis is more common in women with secondary dysmenorrhea, young women are also prone to the disease. There are currently such cases in the gynecology outpatient clinic of the Chinese Medicine Hospital. Young women suffering from endometriosis should not get married too late, because endometriosis is caused by poor flow in the reproductive tract. According to clinical experience, getting married and having children can often improve this symptom.

Women with dysmenorrhea should be careful about reproductive system diseases

Huang Jianling specifically pointed out that married women mostly suffer from secondary dysmenorrhea. If women's dysmenorrhea is accompanied by low back pain, fever, increased menstrual flow, lower abdominal pain, increased body temperature, the color of menstrual blood is light brown or the odor changes, the pain becomes more and more intense and lasts longer and longer, and there is nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, then it may be caused by retroverted uterus or other diseases, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis, and endometriosis.

For example, endometriosis, which causes dysmenorrhea, is listed as a relatively serious gynecological disease, while dysmenorrhea is only considered one of its symptoms.

The best age for women to give birth is between 25 and 30 years old. It would be a pity to miss this period. "Many women are still having abortions at the age of 30. You should know that abortion is one of the causes of endometriosis, and endometriosis can cause severe dysmenorrhea," Huang Jianling also reminded that when endometriosis is severe, many treatments involve hysterectomy.

Secondary dysmenorrhea caused by uterine lesions is very different from general primary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea is painful at the beginning of menstruation, with evenly spaced intervals and a similar degree of pain each time. Secondary dysmenorrhea is pain that begins some time after the start of menstruation, and each time is more painful than the previous one.

If a woman encounters this situation, she must go to the hospital for medical treatment in time, and it is necessary to have an ultrasound examination. The condition should not be delayed. Huang Jianling revealed that she had come into contact with many patients who suffered shock due to dysmenorrhea, and delaying treatment could sometimes be life-threatening.