What is the cause of small amount of menstrual flow and black blood clots?

Women will have menstruation when they reach a certain age. Normally, it will be once a month, and the amount of menstruation should be moderate. However, many women don’t know why their menstrual flow is very small, and the blood may even be black or contain blood clots. This kind of situation makes female friends very worried, especially women of childbearing age. So let us understand what is going on with little menstrual flow and black blood clots?

Under normal circumstances, the amount of menstrual bleeding is about 60 ml. Less than 30 ml is too little, and more than 80 ml is too much. Generally speaking, light menstrual bleeding is due to low estrogen levels or uterine hypoplasia. Estrogen stimulates the thickening of the endometrium in preparation for conception. If conception does not occur, the proliferating endometrium will shed and bleed to form menstruation. Low estrogen levels in the body can cause the endometrium to not grow thick enough and result in less menstrual bleeding, which can affect conception in the future.

In women of childbearing age, intrauterine or ectopic pregnancy should be excluded first. This disease is often caused by uterine hypoplasia or endometrial tuberculosis, and is also a precursor symptom of amenorrhea. In most cases, oligomenorrhea is caused by hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction, decreased sex hormones, or long-term use of contraceptives, which leads to insufficient endometrial proliferation. Sometimes, even if the endocrine system is normal, oligomenorrhea may occur due to uterine hypoplasia, reduced endometrial response to ovarian hormone stimulation, or partial adhesion of the endometrium.

In addition, scanty menstrual flow and blood clots are also manifestations of uterine cold. Uterine cold is defined in traditional Chinese medicine and refers to a cold uterus in women, with the main symptoms of coldness, cold hands and feet, scanty menstruation, dark color, blood clots, and dysmenorrhea. Even amenorrhea and infertility.

What happens if my menstrual flow is light and there are black blood clots? After reading the simple explanation above, we should have a certain understanding in our minds. For women with little menstrual volume and black blood clots, it is best to pay attention to keeping the abdomen warm during menstruation. You can also use a hot water bottle to apply heat to the abdomen. This will also have a certain effect on alleviating this situation. You can also drink some brown sugar water appropriately.