What causes heavy menstrual flow and long duration?

A normal and healthy woman will experience menarche about 2 to 7 days every month, and generally the amount of menarche is 50 to 80 ml. The amount of menstruation will be slightly more in the first few days of the menstrual period, but it will gradually decrease in the middle and late stages. But in real life, some women find that they have problems with heavy menstruation and prolonged menstruation.

Why does my menstrual flow last so long?

Heavy menstrual flow and prolonged duration are mainly due to the body's female hormones and its excessive thickening of the endometrium, uterine wall disease, and poor uterine contractions. For some women, it is caused by poor diet. Among them, growth hormone causes are more common, mainly caused by persistently low estrogen levels and high estrogen levels. Growth hormone is regulated by the female gonadal axis. When disorder occurs, it will cause excessive thickening of the functional layer of the uterine wall, resulting in heavy menstrual flow and prolonged duration.

Excessive thickening of the endometrium may cause endometrial cancer and lead to non-menstrual bleeding in the vagina. Menstruation is also affected by many factors, such as diet, natural environment, mood, etc. It is necessary to scientifically arrange diet and work and rest schedule, ensure adequate sleep, do not stay up late, do a good job of self-adjustment, maintain a good attitude, and avoid excessive fluctuations in mood.

How can women's menstruation increase?

1. Uterine fibroids: especially uterine and cervical fibroids. Due to the expansion of the total area of ​​the uterine body, it causes abnormal contraction, which can cause excessive menstruation and prolonged menstruation.

2. Uterine cancer: Uterine cancer actually refers to endometrial cancer, which occurs in the lining of the uterus. There are no obvious symptoms in the early stage, but vaginal bleeding, vaginal discharge, pain, etc. will appear later.

3. Uterine polyps: It is a type of chronic cervicitis. The hyperplastic mucosa gradually protrudes from the base end to the external cervical opening and forms cysts, which can easily cause symptoms such as bleeding and are prone to recurrence.

4. Endometriosis: It often causes excessive menstruation or prolonged menstruation due to the impact on the contraction of the uterine muscle layer or the increase of the endometrium.

5. Pelvic inflammation: Inflammation attacks the uterine wall, which may cause symptoms such as prolonged menstruation, unclean menstruation, non-menstrual bleeding or irregular bleeding after intercourse.

6. Chronic uterine hypertrophy: Due to pelvic congestion, the estrogen level of the uterus and ovaries continues to increase, causing hypertrophy of the uterine muscle layer, resulting in excessive menstruation and prolonged menstruation.

7. IUD: One of the most common symptoms of IUD is bleeding, including early menstruation, prolonged menstruation, heavy menstrual flow or non-menstrual bleeding in the vagina.