What causes prolonged menstrual period?

The menstrual period has increased, and some women pursue beauty and will take some weight-loss products. Generally, this will affect our menstrual period and delay the menstruation. We can take some Chinese herbal medicine for some conditioning and eat more foods that replenish qi and blood. So, what causes delayed menstruation?

What causes long menstrual periods?

First, make sure you are pregnant. If the menstrual cycle has been normal, there has never been a sign of delay, and there are some symptoms of pregnancy, you should use an early pregnancy test strip to test your urine on the fifth day after the delay of your period (you can also calculate the fifth day from the beginning of your period). If it is positive, you should cooperate with a gynecological pelvic examination; if the cervix shows blue-purple changes, the uterus is round or enlarged, and there may be breast pain, nausea and other accompanying symptoms, you can be diagnosed with pregnancy.

Endocrine factors such as polycystic ovary syndrome and ovarian aging can also cause delayed menstruation. Check it out in time and start treatment as soon as possible if any abnormality is found.

In order to control their weight, many women take some weight loss drugs or diet too much, which leads to delayed menstruation. If this condition is short-lived, the menstrual cycle can be restored naturally, but for older people, medication is often required to restore the menstrual cycle.

Some common chronic diseases such as chronic hepatitis, tuberculosis, tumors, hypothyroidism, etc. often cause delayed menstruation due to nutritional deficiencies.

There is menstruation, but the menstruation cannot be discharged normally due to adhesion of the cervix and accumulates in the uterus. The patient will have regular abdominal pain. B-ultrasound examination can show shadows in the uterine cavity. It is usually necessary to go to the hospital for cervical dilation. If this situation is not improved in time, it will cause endometriosis.

What are the reasons for the frequent changes in menstrual periods?

Kidney deficiency causes women's black menstruation, irregular physiological cycles, small amount of menstruation, light red or dark red color, and thin texture. Back pain, weak legs, heel pain, tinnitus, dizziness, or cold lower abdomen, or frequent urination at night. The tongue is pale and the pulse is weak or slow. Treatment is suitable for tonifying the kidney, strengthening yang and regulating menstruation.

When the menstrual flow is small and the color becomes dark, it is actually due to qi stagnation and blood stasis, which is caused by the long-term accumulation of menstrual blood in the uterine cavity during the menstrual period. Low menstrual volume refers to a smaller amount of menstrual flow than usual during menarche, which is mostly caused by deficiency of qi and blood, qi stagnation and blood stasis, blood stasis, cold stagnation of blood vessels, and phlegm obstruction.

Qi deficiency and blood stasis cause dark menstrual blood, irregular menstrual period, more or less menstrual flow, purple-red color, blood clots, poor menstrual flow, or lower abdominal pain, breast pain, abdominal distension and discomfort, dark purple tongue or petechiae, greasy white or thin yellow tongue coating, and deep or wiry pulse. The treatment is suitable for promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, regulating qi and relieving pain.

Caused by organic diseases or drugs: such as trichomoniasis, endocrine imbalance, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, abnormal adrenal function, diabetes, Sheehan's disease, etc. Menstrual disorders may occur if you use medicines for treating diseases, endocrine Chinese medicine preparations or use IUDs for contraception.