What is the reason for long menstrual periods?

The normal menstrual period for most of us is three to seven days, but for some people, their menstruation may last for more than seven days, or even more than ten days. Such people have a prolonged menstrual period. People with long menstrual periods often suffer from anemia due to excessive blood loss and need timely conditioning and treatment. So, what causes prolonged menstrual periods?

If the menstrual period lasts for more than 7 days, or even lasts for half a month, and the menstrual flow is not much, or is slightly more than normal, it is called

"Long menstrual period". Prolonged menstruation should be distinguished from menorrhagia and metrorrhagia, but prolonged menstruation can also cause metrorrhagia.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that prolonged menstruation is mainly due to spleen and kidney deficiency, Chong and Ren meridians being weak, or blood heat forcing blood to flow abnormally; or blood stasis preventing new blood from returning to the meridians.

The reasons for prolonged menstruation may include:

(1) Spleen deficiency and failure to retain blood: The spleen is weak and the qi is weak, or fatigue damages the spleen, which further weakens the spleen and causes failure to retain blood, resulting in the Chong and Ren meridians being unstable and continuous menstrual bleeding.

(2) Kidney Qi is not solid: Kidney Qi is deficient due to the constitution, or due to excessive sexual intercourse and childbirth, which damages the kidney Qi and causes the kidney to lose its sealing function, resulting in poor retention and prolonged menstruation.

(3) Yin deficiency and internal heat: Yin deficiency due to the constitution, or irregular sexual intercourse, or too many pregnancies or childbirths, or long-term illness or serious illness that depletes Yin essence. Yin deficiency generates internal heat, which disturbs the Chong and Ren meridians, resulting in continuous menstrual flow.

(4) Damp-heat invasion: Excessive damp-heat in the body, or sexual intercourse during menstruation, or irregular daily routines, can cause damp-heat to invade the uterus and blood, forcing the blood to flow, resulting in prolonged menstruation.

(5) Blood stasis blocking the meridians: There is old blood stasis in the body, or during the period of menstruation and childbirth, the blood chambers are just opening, and the remaining blood has not been drained out. In addition, the body is affected by cold evil, and the blood is coagulated by the cold, forming blood stasis. The blood stasis blocks the meridians, and the blood cannot return to the menstruation, resulting in a prolonged menstrual period.

If your menstrual period is too short, only one or two days, or too long, more than seven days, it is considered irregular menstruation and you should see a doctor in time and receive active symptomatic treatment. Do not take this lightly and allow the disease to develop further and become more serious. This will not only cause greater harm to the body but will also be more difficult to treat.