Is it normal to have your period a week early?

Early menstruation has a great impact on the body. First of all, normal menstruation should be around 28 to 30 days. A week in advance is normal. A week in advance can be considered abnormal. It depends on whether every menstruation is early and whether the advance is very unstable. Because the menstrual cycle is fixed, if there is no normal regular cycle, it will lead to ovulation dysfunction.

What is early menstruation?

What causes early menstruation? Early menstruation is a symptom of irregular menstruation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that whether menstruation occurs normally is most closely related to the liver, spleen, kidneys and the Chong and Ren meridians. Most women whose menstruation comes early have weak qi or hot blood, which is equivalent to endocrine disorders in modern medicine.

The normal menstrual cycle for women is about 28 days. If the menstrual cycle is always more than 7 days early, or even occurs twice within a month, it is called "premenstrual period", also known as "early menstruation" or "early menstruation". If it only occurs 3-5 days in advance and there are no other obvious symptoms, it is normal. Occasionally, if your period comes early, it is not considered as early menstruation.

Causes of early menstruation

What causes early menstruation? Emotional fluctuations, changes in living environment, illness or medication can all lead to early menstruation.

1. Emotional stress: Being in a state of high pressure for a long time or having large mood swings will affect women's endocrine system and cause early menstruation.

2. Changes in living environment: Changes in external factors such as weather, living environment, and place of residence may affect the normal menstrual cycle.

3. Influence of diseases: Organic diseases such as gynecological inflammation, thyroid disease, brain tumors, etc. may affect menstruation.

4. The impact of the IUD: The IUD is a foreign body. After being inserted into the uterus, some women’s menstruation will become abnormal, with early menstruation or increased menstrual flow.

5. Influence of drugs: Taking certain drugs, such as contraceptives, chemotherapy drugs, drugs for treating mental illness, etc., can cause endocrine disorders in women and affect the normal menstrual cycle.

6. Overwork: Irregular life, staying up late for a long time and overwork can easily lead to endocrine disorders in women and induce irregular menstruation.

7. Eating disorders: Not paying attention to a balanced diet and eating too much fried, spicy, raw, cold and other irritating foods can also lead to early menstruation.

8. Qi deficiency and blood heat: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people with qi deficiency have weak spleen, and the spleen cannot regulate blood, which can easily lead to early menstruation. People with hot blood have too fast blood flow, and the accelerated blood circulation can also cause early menstruation.