What causes dark menstruation?

The arrival of menstruation indicates that women have truly matured, but with the arrival of menstruation, women’s troubles also follow. Many women will experience menstrual disorders, which requires our attention. Many women have dark menstrual periods, which makes women very worried. Let's take a look at what is going on with dark menstrual periods?

Under normal circumstances, women's menstruation is dark red. If the blood is black or purple, it is abnormal and needs our attention. There are many reasons for dark menstrual discharge, and we need targeted treatment.

Why does menstrual blood turn black? The characteristic of blood during menstruation is that it does not coagulate and is dark red. In addition to blood, menstrual blood also contains fragments of endometrial lining, cervical mucus and vaginal epithelial cells. If the menstrual blood is as thin as water, a little pink, or purple or black, it is abnormal menstrual bleeding. Dark menstrual blood may be caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, which may be caused by menstrual blood accumulating in the uterus for a long time. Many women also suffer from dysmenorrhea due to this. It is irregular menstruation and can be treated with Chinese medicine from a Chinese doctor.

Some people use hormones to treat menstrual disorders. Since there are many causes of menstrual disorders, when using estrogen treatment, one should understand the indications, the mechanism of hormone application, and avoid abuse. Because this hormone is only part of the treatment or one of the treatment methods when treating menstrual disorders caused by certain diseases. Therefore, other necessary treatment measures should not be ignored or neglected, so as not to delay the disease.

The above content is an introduction to what causes dark menstrual discharge. I hope it can be of some help to you. The normality of the color of menstrual blood can show whether a woman has any disease. When discomfort occurs, we need to seek medical attention in time. We can go to the hospital for endocrine examinations 3 to 4 days into the menstrual cycle to be more responsible for our own bodies.