What happens if the menstrual period is too long?

It is normal for women to have irregular menstruation. Some menstruation is too long and some is too short. In fact, normal menstruation is about 7 days. If it exceeds 7 days, it is usually irregular menstruation. Some people think that irregular menstruation is not an important matter, but if irregular menstruation is not treated in time, it will cause infertility. Therefore, attention must be paid to menstruation during the menstrual period. So what causes irregular menstruation?

1. Uterine fibroids: especially submucosal uterine fibroids, because the area of ​​the uterine cavity is enlarged, it causes abnormal contraction, which can cause excessive menstruation and prolonged menstruation.

2. Uterine cancer is a pathological phenomenon that occurs in the inner layer of the uterus, which actually refers to endometrial cancer. This disease has no obvious symptoms in the early stages, but vaginal bleeding, discharge, and pain may occur later.

3. Uterine polyps: a type of chronic cervicitis. The main cause of the disease is the long-term stimulation of chronic inflammation, which causes local mucosal hyperplasia and other lesions in the cervical canal. The hyperplastic mucosa then gradually protrudes from the base to the external os of the cervix and forms polyps, which can easily lead to symptoms such as bleeding and are prone to recurrence.

4. Endometriosis. It often causes menorrhagia or prolonged menstruation due to affecting the contraction of the uterine muscle layer or strengthening the endometrium.

5. Pelvic inflammation. Pelvic inflammation, intrauterine polyps, endometritis, etc. are all caused by poor intrauterine blood circulation, degeneration and necrosis, or pelvic congestion, which cause menorrhagia and prolonged menstruation.

6. Chronic uterine hypertrophy. This disease is caused by blood congestion in the pelvic cavity, which in turn causes a continuous increase in estrogen in the ovaries, resulting in hypertrophy of the uterine muscle layer, which can lead to heavy menstrual flow and long menstrual periods.

7. Caused by contraceptive ring: If a woman uses a contraceptive ring, the prolonged menstruation may be caused by the ring. However, this situation will not cause any harm to the female body as long as there is no infection.

8. Anovulatory menstruation: It is often manifested as uterine dysfunction bleeding, which is characterized by irregular vaginal bleeding, that is, the interval time, duration and amount of bleeding are irregular. Sometimes the menstrual period is several months apart, and sometimes it is a few days apart. Both are caused by endocrine dysfunction, which leads to prolonged menstrual period.

Of course, there are also many people whose menstruation is irregular and irregular, which is directly related to their living habits. Generally, people who like to stay up late will have irregular menstruation, so female friends must be careful not to stay up late, and do not eat too much cold or spicy food during menstruation, and pay attention to keeping warm.