Does long menstrual cycle slow down follicle development?

Women's menstruation is related to their physical health. Don't disbelieve it. If a woman has irregular menstruation, then she must have gynecological problems. This has been scientifically proven. Of course, not all gynecological problems are caused by abnormal menstruation. For example, some women have slow follicle development. Is this related to long menstrual cycles? Let's take a look at what causes long menstrual cycles and slow follicle development.

Causes of poor follicular development

There are many causes of immature follicle development, the most common ones include polycystic ovary, abnormal estrogen and progesterone levels, and low follicle-stimulating hormone levels.

1. Premature ovarian failure: Poor follicle development in some women is caused by premature ovarian failure. The patient has normal menstruation in the early stage and even has a history of childbearing, but then the menstruation becomes infrequent until complete amenorrhea. The follicles in the ovaries of such patients have been exhausted, and it is impossible to use ovulation-stimulating drugs to make the follicles develop, or although there are primordial follicles, they do not respond to gonadotropins.

2. Polycystic ovary syndrome: Polycystic ovary is one of the reasons for poor follicle development. Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common reason why women do not ovulate. The characteristics of its ovaries are that the ovaries are enlarged in size and have multiple small follicles, but they cannot develop to maturity. Therefore, drugs are needed to promote follicle development.

3. Ovulation disorders caused by abnormal function of the thyroid and adrenal cortex.

Symptoms of poor follicular development

Follicular dysplasia refers to the failure of follicles to reach the size of mature follicles in the late follicular stage, poor function, insufficient estrogen secretion, and clinical examination cervical scores that cannot reach the expected high value (>10 points). This situation is very common in infertile women, with an incidence rate of up to 27.0%. It also occurs repeatedly in different cycles of the same patient, with a recurrence rate of up to 63.8%. Even in their non-FM cycles, there are often abnormalities of varying degrees. This finding suggests that FM may be an important cause of infertility. About 15% to 25% of infertility is caused by abnormal follicular development and ovulation disorders.

Symptoms of follicular dysplasia:

1. Idiopathic: The follicles do not develop, only at a very small level.

2. Small follicles: The follicles develop but are immature, and their diameter is often less than 18 mm.

3. The follicles are not round: they are not round in development, but appear oval or even jujube-shaped, and have no fertilization ability.

4. The follicle does not rupture: The follicle is mature, but does not rupture and ovulation cannot occur.