What causes nose bleeding during pregnancy?

After a woman becomes pregnant, she will often become the focus of attention in the family. As long as she feels any discomfort in her body, her family will be very nervous. Some women will experience nose bleeding after pregnancy. The causes of this situation are also very complicated, such as deviated nasal septum, dry air, trauma, etc. So what is the reason for nose bleeding during pregnancy?

First, why does nose bleeding occur during pregnancy? A large amount of progesterone is secreted in the body of a pregnant woman, causing the blood vessels to dilate and become congested. At the same time, the blood volume of pregnant women is higher than that of non-pregnant women, and the human nasal mucosa is rich in blood vessels and the blood vessel walls are relatively thin, so it is easy to rupture and cause nosebleeds. Especially when pregnant women get up after a night's sleep, change their body position or blow their nose, they are more likely to suffer from nosebleeds.

Second, if a pregnant woman only has a nosebleed occasionally, there is no need to be overly nervous. She can refer to the following steps to stop the bleeding. You can press the nostril on the bleeding side against the nasal septum or stuff a small ball of clean dry cotton into it to stop the bleeding. If the nosebleed is on both sides, you can pinch the nostrils on both sides with your thumb and index finger to compress the bleeding area, and then apply a cold towel on the forehead to promote local blood vessel contraction and stop the bleeding. Washing your face, especially your nose, with cold water can also cause the blood vessels in your nose to contract when they are exposed to the cold, thus stopping the bleeding. If the above methods still cannot stop the bleeding, please consult a doctor. When you have a nosebleed, you should stay calm, because tension and panic will increase your blood pressure and intensify the bleeding. If blood flows into the oropharynx, it must be spit out and not swallowed. If you experience repeated nosebleeds during pregnancy, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time, especially if there is bleeding in other parts of the body at the same time, and the presence of other systemic diseases should be ruled out.

What causes nosebleeds during pregnancy? Pregnant women are also prone to nosebleeds in the following situations: trauma to the nose and sinuses, fractures, surgery, skull base fractures, etc., irritation or damage to the nasal mucosa; picking the nose, severe coughing, sneezing, forceful nose movement, foreign objects in the nasal cavity, etc.; inflammation, infection, such as acute and chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, dry rhinitis, atrophic rhinitis and special infections; hypertension, such as persistent hypertension, granulomatous nephritis, chronic nephritis, arteriosclerosis, etc. can all lead to temporary increase in arterial blood pressure and cause nosebleeds.