What is the reason for the sudden heavy menstrual flow during menopause?

When women reach menopause, they will experience many physical changes. Not only will their skin and emotions change, but even their menstruation will change. Many female friends experience heavy menstrual flow during their menopause. This situation is affected by many factors, but many people do not know the reason. So, what is the reason for the sudden heavy menstrual flow during menopause?

First, why does the menstrual flow suddenly become heavy during menopause? It may be caused by gynecological diseases, or it may be other reasons. If you find that the menstrual flow is heavy, you should go to the hospital to see a gynecologist. Sometimes, menstruation can be restored to normal by regulating it. For heavy menstrual flow and irregular bleeding caused by endocrine disorders or endometrial thickening, it is recommended that you see a gynecologist, do an ultrasound and endocrine examination to identify the cause and prescribe the right medication. You can also see a Chinese medicine doctor, who will prescribe heat-clearing, blood-cooling and blood-replenishing medications based on your specific symptoms.

Second, blood-heat type: symptoms include irregular menstruation, red menstrual blood with purple clots or dark red, sticky and thick texture, chest tightness, red face and dry mouth, dry throat and mouth, facial flushing, yellow urine and hard stools, red tongue with yellow coating. Treatment should include drugs such as clearing heat and cooling blood. Belongs to the type of liver depression transforming into heat: Symptoms include irregular menstruation, delayed menstruation, distension and pain in the chest, flanks, breasts and lower abdomen, chest tightness and discomfort, irritability or sighing, belching and loss of appetite, red or purple menstrual blood, red edges and tip of the tongue, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, and a thin yellow tongue coating. Treatment should be with drugs such as soothing the liver, relieving depression and clearing away heat. Qi deficiency type: symptoms include early menstruation or prolonged menstruation, heavy menstruation with light color and thin texture, fatigue, limb weakness, palpitations and shortness of breath, poor appetite and loose stools, empty lower abdomen, pale tongue with thin coating. In this case, the treatment of heavy menstrual flow should include drugs such as replenishing qi and tonifying blood.

Why does the menstrual flow suddenly become heavy during menopause? It is the most common cause of uterine bleeding, especially in adolescent girls and menopausal women. Hormonal imbalance causes anovulatory bleeding, which results in irregular menstruation during the first menstruation or when menopause is about to begin. It will also cause unlimited growth of the endometrium, until the thickness of the endometrium grows to a level that the uterus cannot bear, causing breakthrough bleeding. Therefore, the amount of menstrual blood is often small and dark brown in the early stages, and will develop into heavy bleeding over time.

The dietary structure is unreasonable, the nutritional intake is relatively low, and now many girls are excessively dieting to lose weight, which leads to irregular menstruation, scanty menstruation and delayed menstruation. Excessive dieting, due to insufficient energy intake, causes a large amount of fat and protein to be consumed in the body, resulting in estrogen synthesis disorders and obvious estrogen deficiency, affecting menstruation, and even causing scanty menstruation or amenorrhea. Sometimes it is the influence of hormones, sometimes it is due to gynecological diseases. Frequent emotional excitement or depression can also lead to changes in menstrual volume. Middle-aged women should pay special attention, always keep their body and mind happy, and do proper exercise to avoid irregular menstruation.