What is the reason for dark red menstrual blood with blood clots?

For many women, it is common to have blood clots during menstruation. The color of menstrual blood is generally normal blood red, so we are confused about the occasional abnormal blood color. Due to differences in physical constitution, different women have different amounts of blood clots in their menstrual blood. Some women even have dark red menstrual blood and more blood clots. Is this normal? Let’s take a look at the experts’ answers below.

Experts said that generally speaking, normal menstrual blood is dark red, but there will be no blood clots. Menstruation is caused by the shedding of the endometrium, which mixes with blood to form menstrual blood. If there is a large amount of endometrial shedding, that is, blood clots, it is a normal physiological phenomenon. Generally speaking, the phenomenon of blood clots in menstrual blood is related to the amount of bleeding and the rate of bleeding. If menstrual blood is blocked in the same area and not discharged in time, blood clots will form after 5 to 10 minutes of accumulation. Blood clots usually occur in the morning when you first wake up or after sitting for a long time. However, if the menstrual flow is heavy and there are many blood clots during menstruation, it is blood stasis. Generally, if the menstruation is irregular, the menstrual blood will often be dark red or black. At this time, we can use some Chinese medicine diet therapy methods to improve it. Below are two common dietary recipes for treating heavy menstrual flow and blood clots.

1. Motherwort Drink: 30 grams each of motherwort, black beans, brown sugar and aged wine, add two bowls of water, bring to a boil over low heat and cook for about half an hour to extract the juice. Take warm three times a day.

2. Panax notoginseng powder: Take 3 grams of Panax notoginseng powder and drink it with boiled water, two to three times a day, starting from the beginning of menstruation until the pain disappears.

Through the above expert introduction, we now know that the normal range of menstrual blood color can be from bright red to dark red. If it is dark red to a little black, it is abnormal. If there are too many blood clots, it is generally caused by blood stasis. Sitting for a long time and eating cold drinks can easily cause blood stasis, so I hope that female friends can understand this.