What does the color of the period represent?

Many women have dark red and black menstrual blood, which makes many women particularly worried. They think that such abnormal menstruation will seriously affect their health. Therefore, many women who encounter this situation want to know specifically what is going on. In order for you to understand it as soon as possible, please see the introduction below.

Gynecological experts say: Red and black menstrual blood is mostly due to qi stagnation and blood stasis, which causes menstrual blood to accumulate in the uterus for a long time. The inability of menstrual blood to flow out of the uterus can also cause dysmenorrhea, which is a manifestation of irregular menstruation. If you have black menstrual discharge for a long time, it is recommended that you go to a regular gynecological hospital for an ultrasound and endocrine hormone test to check whether the endometrium is too thin and whether the estrogen level is too low, so that you can promptly determine your physical condition and receive timely treatment.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the main factors are:

1. Cold blood causes black menstruation: delayed menstruation, less menstrual flow, dark color and blood clots. Cold pain in the lower abdomen, relieved by heat, aversion to cold and cold limbs. The tongue coating is white and the pulse is deep and tight. Treatment should be based on warming the meridians and dispersing cold.

2. Black menstruation due to kidney deficiency: The menstrual cycle is irregular, the amount of menstruation is small, the color is light red or dark red, and the quality is thin. Weak waist and knees, heel pain, dizziness, tinnitus, or cold lower abdomen, or frequent urination at night. The tongue is pale and the pulse is weak or slow.

3. Black menstruation due to Qi stagnation and blood stasis: Menstruation is irregular, the amount of menstruation may be more or less, the color is purple-red, there are clots, and the menstruation is not smooth. Or it may be accompanied by lower abdominal pain that is resistant to pressure, or distension and pain in the chest, flanks, breasts, and lower abdomen, abdominal distension and discomfort, purple tongue or petechiae, thin white or thin yellow tongue coating, and stringy or astringent pulse. The treatment is suitable for promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, regulating qi and relieving pain.

Therefore, female friends should develop good living habits in their lives, avoid catching cold during menstruation, maintain a happy spirit, avoid mental stimulation and mood swings; pay attention to hygiene and prevent infection. Pay attention to the hygiene of the external genitalia; avoid eating raw, cold, sour, spicy and other irritating foods, drink more boiled water, and keep the bowels open.

After listening to the detailed introduction of gynecologists, I believe you also understand that the color of menstruation is sometimes dark red and sometimes darker. Through the above understanding, experts suggest that if this happens, you must first find out the cause, and then adjust yourself carefully to make yourself normal, so that you can make your body healthier.