Why is my menstrual period too long?

Under normal circumstances, a woman's menstruation lasts about 3 to 7 days each month. Some people have abnormal menstruation, which may exceed the normal range. It cannot be ruled out that this phenomenon is caused by some gynecological diseases, so there are many and complex reasons to consider. If this condition persists for a long time, timely treatment is necessary. So what happens if your menstrual period lasts too long?

1. Most women's menstruation lasts for 3-7 days. If the menstruation lasts for more than 9 days, it is clinically considered to be too long. After excluding organic lesions, such as no uterine fibroids or submucosal polyps, a diagnostic curettage is recommended, mainly to understand whether there are lesions in the endometrium and then provide treatment based on the results. The recommended time for diagnostic curettage is within 6-12 hours of menstruation. The scraped tissue should be sent for pathological examination, and the clinician will give appropriate treatment based on the results. For women with longer menstrual periods, they must change sanitary napkins frequently to keep the local area clean. This is because the cervix is ​​in an open state during menstruation, which lasts for a relatively long time and increases the chance of retrograde infection by pathogens. Therefore, you must pay attention to local care.

2. If the menstrual bleeding lasts for more than a week, or if the bleeding continues, or if the menstrual flow is still heavy, you should go to the hospital for relevant examinations and treatment. If the amount of bleeding is heavy, it is necessary to rule out diseases related to the uterus, ovaries or cervix, such as cervical tumors, endometrial lesions, uterine fibroids, and ovarian cysts. Related organic diseases can be ruled out through B-ultrasound or gynecological examination. If there are no such factors, then dysfunctional uterine bleeding may occur, and different examinations should be performed according to different age groups. More consideration should be given to diseases in adolescence and the reproductive period. For prolonged menstrual periods in the perimenopausal period, tumor diseases should be considered and relevant examinations should be carried out, especially cervical disease examinations, cervical cancer screening, and endometrial examinations, as we are worried about problems in this area.

3. Prolonged menstruation may be due to uterine fibroids, endometritis, incomplete corpus luteum atrophy, irregular endometrial shedding or poor coagulation function. It is also possible that poor uterine contraction function may lead to prolonged menstruation. It is recommended that you go to the hospital for a color Doppler ultrasound examination of the uterine appendages, blood routine, coagulation function or diagnostic curettage, etc. If there are no other problems, you can choose to use hemostatic drugs, or choose to use drugs that promote endometrial repair, or you can use drugs such as Gongxuening.