Why do menstrual blood clots get so big?

Women's bodies undergo significant changes during their menstrual period, and people's living and eating habits may affect their menstrual periods. Irregular menstruation is a common clinical problem. Some women will find that the menstrual blood clots are very large during menstruation. This situation is closely related to the woman’s physical constitution. So why are the menstrual blood clots so scary?

1. Origin of blood clots

The presence of blood clots in menstrual blood is related to the amount of bleeding and the speed of bleeding. If the bleeding is heavy and very rapid, it will coagulate into a blood clot and be discharged. If the amount of bleeding is relatively large, it will accumulate into a clot. When menstrual blood comes out, the endometrium will fall off, but it may be some fragments, and the blood clots should still come from the blood vessels that supply the endometrium. In other words, the discharge of blood clots during menstruation indicates excessive menstrual flow.

2. Causes of blood clots

Gynecological inflammation, endocrine disorders, ovarian diseases, and eating cold or spicy foods during menstruation can all cause blood clots during menstruation. If the endometrium is infected, there will be symptoms such as increased bleeding, increased blood clots, larger blood clots, and abdominal pain.

3. Others

Many women have encountered the problem of blood clots during menstruation. If the menstrual blood flows quickly and urgently, blood clots will appear. Because the amount of blood is large, part of the blood coagulates together and is discharged, becoming what we see as dark red blood clots. When the menstrual flow decreases, the blood clots disappear. These blood clots have no special composition. They are the same as menstrual blood, except that the blood components are the broken and detached endometrial fragments, cervical mucus and the vaginal epithelium that falls off. As long as the total amount of bleeding does not exceed the standard, it is basically normal. The speed of menstrual bleeding has no effect on health. It is just the difference between "more every day but ends in 3 days" and "less every day but ends in 7 days". This is normal difference in each person's physique, coagulation function, etc. Therefore, women do not have to worry about blood clots affecting their health.