Causes of light menstrual bleeding

Only normal menstruation can make your body healthier. This is a problem that many women understand. However, many women have less menstrual bleeding due to various reasons, so their bodies are not as healthy as before. So if you want to understand the reasons for less menstrual bleeding, in order for you to understand it as soon as possible, let’s take a look at the introduction below.

If the menstrual volume in a menstrual cycle is more than 60ml, it is called menorrhagia, and if it is less than 20ml, it is called oligomenorrhea. When patients come to the doctor for problems with their menstrual flow, the doctor often asks: "Has your menstrual flow decreased or increased by 1/2 compared to before? How many sanitary napkins do you use every day? How often do you change one? Is each one soaked through?" When asking patients with light menstrual flow: "Do you have abdominal pain during your period? Is the sanitary napkin soaked through at most? Is a sanitary pad enough?" The patient's answer is very subjective. It is impossible for the doctor to accurately measure the menstrual flow and he can only make an approximate assessment based on the patient's description. Based on the rough estimate of sanitary napkin usage, normal usage is to change sanitary napkins 4-5 times a day on average, with no more than 2 packs (10 pieces) of sanitary napkins per cycle. If more than 3 packs of sanitary napkins are not enough, and almost every sanitary napkin is soaked, it is considered excessive menstruation. Therefore, the amount of menstrual flow is often vague, especially for oligomenorrhea. When the organic disease is not very specific, we can only do some related tests.

Causes of heavy menstruation

Excessive menstruation is often a clinical manifestation of certain diseases. Common diseases include:

Submucous uterine fibroids: uterine fibroids that protrude into the uterine cavity. Since the surface of the fibroids is covered with endometrium, the area of ​​the endometrium is increased and the menstrual volume increases. In addition, fibroids occupy space in the uterine cavity, which will affect the discharge of menstrual blood, cause abnormal contraction of the uterus, and produce dysmenorrhea. It often causes anemia, infertility, etc.

Endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial polyps: Due to the patient's endocrine disorder, high estrogen levels and long-term anovulation, the endometrium proliferates excessively, protruding into the uterine cavity, with smooth, fleshy hardness and pedicles of varying lengths, some of which may protrude from the external os of the cervix. It is often manifested as increased menstrual flow, prolonged menstrual period, dysmenorrhea, infertility, and can be diagnosed by ultrasound.

The above is a detailed introduction to the causes of light menstrual bleeding. If your menstrual bleeding is relatively light, you must not ignore this situation. If it is not treated for a long time, it will cause harm to your health. Therefore, you must understand the above content, understand the reasons for this situation, and then carry out targeted conditioning and treatment to improve it as soon as possible.