My period has been here for more than ten days.

We all know that a woman's menstruation lasts for a maximum of seven days, and some people even only need about five days for their menstruation to end. These are all very normal situations. However, if a woman's period has not ended after about ten days, then everyone needs to pay more attention, because it shows that there is a problem with the patient's health.

What’s the reason why my period hasn’t gone away for more than ten days?

Blood disorders

Blood disorders can cause women to have menstruation that lasts for more than ten days. Such as thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, etc., often accompanied by menarche. If severe uterine bleeding occurs, the menstruation will be prolonged. Other conditions such as chronic anemia, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, nephritis, etc. can make the blood vessel walls sensitive, increase permeability and lead to bleeding, which can delay menstruation for more than ten days.

Inflammatory diseases

Inflammatory diseases are also the reason why women's menstruation lasts for more than ten days. For example, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis, myometritis and other parasitic inflammatory diseases are due to poor blood circulation, atrophy necrosis or pelvic congestion, which lead to excessive menstruation and menstruation lasting for more than ten days.

Uterine polyps

Uterine polyps are mainly caused by excessively high estrogen levels and long-term inflammatory stimulation. The clinical symptoms include non-menstrual bleeding in the vagina, increased menstrual periods, prolonged menstruation, menstrual disorders, infertility, etc. Therefore, uterine polyps are also one of the reasons why menstruation lasts for more than ten days.

Uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids are divided into three types, including subserosal, intramural, and submucosal. If the uterine fibroids are subserosal, or the uterine fibroids are small and located in the myometrium, it will generally not affect the menstruation. If the uterine fibroids are located under the mucosa, or the uterine fibroids are large and located between the muscle walls, the uterine wall will be compressed or the area of ​​the uterine wall will be enlarged, then during the menstrual period, the uterine wall will be incompletely detached, resulting in heavy and continuous menstruation.

Uterine imbalance bleeding

Functional imbalance uterine bleeding is commonly known as multifunctional abnormal uterine bleeding or functional uterine bleeding. It is due to abnormal bleeding of the uterine wall caused by neuroendocrine imbalance. It is a non-organic lesion and is generally divided into two types: anovulatory type and ovulatory type. Ovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding often occurs in women of childbearing age, often due to insufficient luteal function or prolonged contraction process, resulting in shortened menstrual cycles and menstruation that lasts for more than ten days.

Endometriosis

Under normal circumstances, the uterine wall covers the surface of the uterine ducts. If due to certain factors, the uterine wall grows in other parts of the body, it can cause endometriosis. This kind of disordered endometrium not only has endometrial glandular ducts histologically, but also has endometrial interstitial spaces surrounding it. Its function changes significantly with the level of estrogen, that is, it changes with the menstrual cycle, but only a part is affected by estrogen, affecting the contraction of the uterine muscle layer or the expansion of the endometrium, thereby causing a small amount of "menstruation" and causing the menstruation to continue for more than ten days.

IUD

If a woman who has a normal contraceptive ring has her period for more than ten days, it is considered that it is due to the influence of the contraceptive ring.

The main discomforts after the IUD is inserted include: lower abdominal discomfort, excessive leucorrhea, vaginal bleeding, mild back pain, or increased menstrual flow. They usually disappear quickly or gradually within three months and do not require special treatment. If the bleeding is heavy or frequent, you need to go to the hospital for medical treatment to observe whether the contraceptive ring has moved, fallen off, or has endometritis and other abnormal phenomena. If the menstrual flow increases and the condition continues after the IUD is inserted, and if the condition does not improve after blood circulation and anti-infection treatment, you can consider temporarily removing the IUD and replace it again after the menstrual period has recovered for 2-3 cycles.