Does menstruation mean ovulation?

Many people think that if a woman has her period, it means that she is in very good health and there is no big problem. The editor thought so before, but today's topic makes the editor feel different. Today's topic is: Do women ovulate during their menstrual period? If you want to know, please raise your mobile phone or computer to discuss it and increase your knowledge.

Does menstruation mean ovulation?

Generally speaking, each menstrual period means that the ovary will discharge a perfect egg cell. But in fact, some women have menstruation but cannot ovulate, which is called anovulatory menstruation in medicine. If a woman does not ovulate, she cannot be fertilized and naturally cannot become pregnant.

Shortly after the first menstruation, some women have incomplete hypothalamic pituitary development, or delayed hypothalamic pituitary cycle center development, which makes the coordination between the hypothalamic pituitary-pituitary-uterine axis imperfect; when women are too nervous or overworked, the uterus and ovary do not ovulate, but the uterus bleeds, that is, anovulatory menstruation.

In addition, if this anovulation occurs in women who are in menopause or are about to enter menopause, it is relatively normal. When women are at that age, due to ovarian failure, the eggs cannot grow and develop to perfection, resulting in egg depletion. At this time, the uterus and ovaries naturally no longer perform the function of ovulation.

The manifestations of anovulatory menstruation are also different. The most common is irregular vaginal bleeding. When we are very tired or stay up late for a long time, the bleeding time, duration and amount of blood will be irregular.

Sometimes there is a gap of several months between two menstrual periods, which is called infrequent menstruation; sometimes bleeding occurs every few days. Generally speaking, if the interval between two menstrual periods is less than 21 days, it is called anovulatory menstruation. Each bleeding can last from a few days to several months; the bleeding may be as little as a few drops or as much as a large amount with a violent and drastic force. The latter often causes symptoms of anemia such as dizziness, fatigue, and so on due to excessive bleeding.

Causes of anovulation during menstrual period

The ovulation period refers to the period when the mature follicle develops to a certain stage and prominently protrudes from the surface of the uterus and ovary. Along with the rapid increase of egg fluid and the increase of air pressure, the protruding part of the uterus and ovary tissue becomes thinner and thinner, and finally ruptures. The secondary coil oocyte, the zona pellucida and the corona radiata are discharged from the uterus and ovary along with the egg fluid. This period is called ovulation.

Anovulation refers to the situation that eggs cannot be released from the ovaries normally or no eggs develop. The symptoms of anovulation are mainly reflected in women's unique characteristics such as growth and development status, menstruation, and secretions.

1. Hypothalamic-pituitary-pituitary-ovarian axis dysfunction. Causes anovulatory menstruation and amenorrhea. Mental factors such as tension or excessive anxiety, anger, sadness and other negative emotions can lead to an imbalance in head function, resulting in anovulation or abnormal ovulation period, or anovulation due to Sheehan's syndrome or hyperlactosis.

2. Systemic diseases such as moderate to severe malnutrition, or lack of some important nutrients in the diet can affect ovarian infertility. Chronic diseases, genetic metabolic diseases such as low or hyperthyroidism, diabetes, adrenergic nerve dysfunction, etc. can also cause infertility.

3. Therapeutic drugs: Taking some therapeutic drugs, such as high-efficiency steroid injections for emergency contraception, destroy the interaction between the brain and the uterus and ovaries, inhibit ovulation and thus prevent pregnancy. There are signs that the longer this type of contraceptive is used, the higher the likelihood of amenorrhea.

4. Uterine and ovarian diseases: including congenital uterine and ovarian dysplasia, polycystic ovarian syndrome, ovarian aging, uterine and ovarian tumors, etc.

5. Poor development of the uterus. Poor uterine development can cause anovulation. Blockage of the fallopian tubes can also cause the egg to be expelled.