Headache before period

Unhealthy women have their menstrual periods at basically the same time every month. The symptoms of menstruation are not only manifested during the menstrual period, but the body will also show obvious reactions within one or two days before and after the menstrual period. For example, before menstruation, some women will begin to experience symptoms of weakness, headache, and abdominal pain. Weakness and abdominal pain are relatively common, but headaches before menstruation are not very understandable. There are three main reasons for headaches before menstruation.

1. Headache caused by liver qi stagnation and qi and blood deficiency

According to traditional Chinese medicine, pre-menstrual headaches are mostly caused by liver qi stagnation and qi and blood deficiency. The head is the meeting point of all yang, but only the Jueyin liver meridian can reach the top of the head. Women are based on blood and use Qi. The liver stores blood and is responsible for regulating Qi. If Qi and blood flow smoothly, menstruation will come on time. If the liver Qi is not smooth, Qi is depressed and blood is stagnant, blood stasis will occur inside the body, resulting in less menstrual volume or even inability to menstruate on time, and stagnation of menstrual Qi. Therefore, the meridians are disturbed and the clear orifices are caused, resulting in headaches.

2. Vascular headache

Some women experience vascular headaches before menstruation. This is because one of the female hormones is called follicle-stimulating hormone, which can regulate the tension of blood vessels. When menstruation is about to come, the secretion of female hormones decreases sharply, causing female blood vessels to be in an unstable state, thus causing headaches.

3. Headaches caused by imbalance of estrogen and progesterone ratio

When the estrogen level in a woman's blood drops to a certain level, it can also cause headaches. Moreover, the estrogen level fluctuates with the menstrual cycle, which causes many women to experience periodic headaches.