What is black blood during menstruation?

Many women have problems with irregular menstruation in their lives. In terms of color, there is nothing wrong with bright red or dark red menstrual discharge. But some female friends also found that they suddenly had black menstruation. I will feel very scared and worried. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this situation is generally caused by blood stasis due to cold. However, if black menstrual blood appears frequently, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment.

What is the cause of black menstrual bleeding?

1. If the menstrual blood is bright red, brown, light and yellow, or black like a leaking roof, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is due to qi deficiency, cold or heat. It can often be relieved by paying attention to menstrual hygiene or cured through treatment with traditional Chinese medicine.

2. There are many reasons that affect the discharge of black blood after menstruation, which are generally related to ovulation bleeding, vaginitis, cervical erosion, cervical polyps, early cervical cancer, uterine submucosal fibroids, etc.

3. Pelvic congestion and strenuous exercise during menstruation can also affect menstruation. Taking hormone-related medications such as birth control pills can cause irregular vaginal bleeding. It is recommended to go to a regular hospital's gynecology department for relevant examinations. After finding out the cause, symptomatic treatment should be sought in time.

4. Dark blood during menstruation usually occurs when the menstrual cycle is normal, but it stops after a few drops. This growth is more common in the late menstrual period. Some medications can cause less menstrual flow and darker color.

For example, contraceptives, anti-psychotic drugs, anti-tumor drugs, drugs for treating endometriosis, etc. can cause decreased menstruation. Less menstruation means that the menstrual blood stays in the vagina for a longer time, resulting in dark menstrual bleeding.

5. Multiple artificial abortions or rough operations that damage the basal endometrium of the uterus or uterine adhesions can cause oligomenorrhea, so it is also necessary to inquire about the abortion surgery. Postpartum hemorrhage sometimes first manifests as a small amount of dark menstrual flow, followed by amenorrhea.

6. Patients with premature ovarian failure also first experience oligomenorrhea and then amenorrhea. For those with scanty, dark-colored menstruation and late menstruation, miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy should be ruled out first. Urine, blood pregnancy tests and B-ultrasound can all be used to identify the cause.

Dark blood during menstruation may be caused by blood deficiency, qi stagnation and blood stasis, cold stagnation in the blood vessels, etc. However, the causes and pathologies of black blood during menstruation are generally both real and false. The so-called weak people are mostly due to physical weakness (physical deficiency). Dark menstrual blood caused by reduced menstrual blood flow.