What are the causes of long menstrual cycles?

Menstruation is a physical condition that occurs after a woman's second development, which marks the beginning of her physical maturity. Especially after women reach adulthood, their menstrual cycle will become relatively stable. However, many people will find that everyone’s menstrual conditions are different. Some women have long menstrual cycles, while others have short menstrual cycles. We all know that the normal menstrual cycle is 28 to 32 days. Therefore, when a long menstrual cycle occurs, many people feel very worried. So what causes women to have a long menstrual cycle?

1. Endometriosis: This is often caused by affecting the contraction of the uterine muscle layer or due to the enhancement of the endometrium, resulting in excessive menstrual cycles or prolonged menstruation. Having an IUD can also cause prolonged menstruation.

2. Uterine leiomyoma: especially submucosal uterine leiomyoma, due to the expansion of the uterine cavity area and abnormal contraction, it can cause excessive menstrual cycles and prolonged menstruation.

3. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding: such as anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding and irregular endometrial shedding, both of which cause prolonged menstruation due to endocrine dysfunction.

4. Chronic uterine hypertrophy: Due to pelvic congestion, ovarian estrogen continues to increase, causing the uterine muscle layer to thicken, resulting in excessive menstrual cycles and prolonged menstruation. Pelvic inflammation, intrauterine polyps, uterine inflammation, etc. are all caused by poor intrauterine blood circulation, degeneration and necrosis, or pelvic congestion, which lead to excessive menstrual cycles and prolonged menstruation.

5. Blood diseases: such as thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, etc., are often accompanied by menstrual cycles. If severe uterine bleeding occurs, the menstrual period will be prolonged. Other conditions such as chronic anemia, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, nephritis, etc. can make the blood vessel walls fragile, increase permeability and cause bleeding.

The above five reasons are the causes of long menstrual cycles in women. We hope that our introduction can serve as a warning to our female friends. In our real life, many women often encounter problems such as long menstrual cycles, but they just worry about it for a short while and then don't take it seriously. In fact, this kind of thinking is wrong. Therefore, when female friends encounter such a situation, they must go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to better protect their bodies.