What if my period comes more than ten days early?

How many days before menstruation is considered normal? Generally speaking, it is normal for menstruation to be one week early or late. If your period comes a dozen days earlier, that’s okay. If it is often early, you need to see a doctor, as it means you have irregular menstruation.

Why does the period come more than ten days earlier?

1. Blood heat

People who have strong yang and blood, or who take too much irritating food and tonics, or who are depressed, or who have lost too much blood due to long-term illness, are very likely to have hot blood. When the blood gets hot, it flows inefficiently and the water flow also speeds up, causing menstruation to come early. "Dan Xi's Heart Method" says: "If the menstrual period does not come as expected, it is due to blood heat." Blood heat can be divided into real heat, false fire, and liver qi stagnation that damages body fluid.

2. Qi deficiency

People who have an irregular diet or are overworked are prone to temper damage. The spleen is the "manager" of blood. If the "manager" is weak, the "managed" will inevitably "make trouble" and cause early menstruation. As the Jingyue Complete Book of Women's Regulations states: "If there is no fire in the pulse and the menstruation is early but not on time, it is because the heart and spleen qi are weak and cannot be restrained."

3. Obesity

Researchers from the University of Chile have found that obesity or excessive obesity in beautiful girls can cause girls to have their first menstruation early. Based on scientific research, the impact of socioeconomic development, social media, weight and other factors on the menarche of young girls. The results showed that weight has a greater impact on the time of girls' menarche, and being too heavy will cause girls' menarche to be early.

The male hormone produced by adipose tissue is the cause of early menarche in obese girls. She emphasized that early menarche in young girls is not a bad thing, but it will have an impact on their future physical condition, and may cause problems such as premature menstruation, early pregnancy, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol levels, and excessive fat layer on the buttocks.

4. Other factors

Other factors that may affect the early onset of menstruation include endocrine imbalance, uterine disease, gynecological inflammation, mental factors, mood swings, changes in the natural environment, drug effects, fatigue, excessive work stress and health conditions.

For example, taking birth control pills, or some nutritional imbalance in the body, or having a bad temper can all cause menstruation to come early. Long-term business trips away from home can also cause irregular menstruation, because the menstrual period is affected by the time and environment. An unstable living environment can cause irregular menstruation even if there is no sex life.

So how to take care of your period in advance? It is recommended that when you find that your period is ahead of schedule, you should go to a regular hospital for examination in time to eliminate the symptom factors and avoid sequelae.

What is a normal menstrual period like?

1. Menstrual cycle

The period from the first day of menarche to the first day of the next menarche is called a physiological cycle. Most people have a cycle between 28-35 days, but a few have a cycle as short as 20 days or nearly 45 days. Within the above range, as long as the menstrual period is regular, it is normal.

2. Characteristics of menstrual blood

The characteristics of menstrual blood are not coagulation, but dark red color. In addition to blood, menstrual blood also contains fragments of the uterine wall, cervical mucus, and squamous epithelial cells in the vagina.

3. Menstrual blood volume

The amount of menstrual blood during a normal physiological period is 20-120ml, mostly 50ml, with the highest amount on the second or third day of menarche, and then gradually decreases. Normal menstruation is a manifestation of normal development and perfect function of female internal reproductive organs.

4. Main manifestations during menstrual period

Most women have no obvious symptoms during their menstrual period, and very few experience breast swelling, headache, insomnia, panic, lower abdominal pain, and restlessness.