Why is the menstrual period delayed?

Many women feel very upset when their menstruation is delayed, and delayed menstruation is also very common among women. If the menstrual period is delayed, women should first consider whether it is caused by pregnancy. If not, women need to regulate their bodies in time. They can eat more nutritious foods and drink Chinese medicine for conditioning. So, why is the period delayed?

Why is menstruation delayed?

If a woman's menstruation is delayed for a week and she has sexual life, she should pay attention to whether she is pregnant and do a urine pregnancy test. If she is confirmed to be pregnant, further examination should be done to determine whether it is an intrauterine pregnancy or an ectopic pregnancy, and appropriate treatment should be given.

In addition to pregnancy, delayed menstruation may also be due to abnormal sex hormones, endocrine disorders, or abnormal reactions to certain medications taken by women. The most common reason for delayed menstruation is menstrual irregularities. Adolescent women or menopausal women often have abnormal estrogen and progesterone levels due to unstable ovarian function, which leads to irregular shedding of the endometrium.

Long-term irregular bleeding can easily induce other gynecological diseases. First of all, long-term vaginal bleeding can easily cause genital tract inflammation, and long-term blood loss can easily lead to anemia in women. If the endometrium is only controlled by estrogen for a long time, it is easy to develop endometrial lesions and induce endometrial diseases such as polyps and even endometrial cancer.

It should also be noted that hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism may also affect the secretion of ovarian hormones, resulting in amenorrhea or amenorrhea. For patients who have ruled out other gynecological diseases as causing delayed menstruation, they should pay attention to examinations of the thyroid and pituitary glands to find out the real cause of delayed menstruation and then carry out targeted treatment.

What are the dangers of delayed menstruation?

1. Cause headaches

Headache is a common disease, which is related to the unique physiological characteristics of women. Epidemiological survey results show that menstruation-related headaches account for about 20% of women's headaches.

2. Gynecological inflammation crisis

Irregular menstruation poses a serious threat to women's health. Such as menstrual arthritis, menstrual rash, menstrual toothache, menstrual asthma, endometrial displacement, cervicitis, etc.

3. Cause infertility

The World Health Organization states that the prevalence of infertility in some areas of developing countries is as high as 30%, while the statistics in my country are 6% to 10%. The pressure of study and employment has caused the childbearing age to rise, and as a result, the incidence of infertility has tended to rise. Irregular menstruation in women is also a direct cause of infertility.

4. Affect beauty

Many women become extremely anxious about their damaged appearance after developing spots and acne on their faces. These spots and acne cannot be solved by cosmetics because they are the reflection of body pathology, and are the external manifestations of irregular menstruation and some cancers, cirrhosis and other diseases. If not diagnosed and treated early, it will not only affect beauty but also physical health.