The reason why the menstrual volume is small after cesarean section is unexpectedly

Caesarean section and natural birth have different physiological effects on women. Some women find that their menstrual flow is very small after choosing caesarean section. This may be a normal phenomenon because caesarean section will cause changes in women's estrogen, thereby affecting the amount of menstruation.

1. What is the reason for light menstrual flow after cesarean section?

If the menstrual cycle is basically normal but the menstrual flow is significantly reduced, or even stops with a few drops, or the menstrual period is shortened to less than two days and the menstrual flow is also small, it is called oligomenorrhea (small menstrual flow), also known as scanty menstruation. It is generally believed that menstrual volume less than 30 ml is equivalent to scanty menstruation in Western medicine. Generally speaking, light menstrual blood flow is caused by low estrogen levels. Estrogen stimulates the thickening of the endometrium in preparation for conception. If conception does not occur, the proliferating endometrium will shed and bleed to form menstruation. Low estrogen levels in the body can cause the endometrium to not grow thick enough and result in less menstrual bleeding, which can affect conception in the future.

2. Will light menstrual flow after caesarean section affect pregnancy?

Gynecologists say that oligomenorrhea usually refers to a period with less menstrual volume than normal. The causes and pathologies of oligomenorrhea can be both deficiency and excess. Deficiency is mostly due to physical weakness, serious illness, long-term illness, blood loss, or diet and fatigue that damage the spleen, or sexual fatigue that damages the kidneys, which leads to blood deficiency and reduced menstrual volume. The excess ones are mostly caused by blood stasis, or phlegm and dampness stagnation, which block the meridians, poor blood circulation and reduced menstrual blood.

So, does scanty menstruation affect pregnancy? Experts point out that, generally speaking, there is no necessary connection between the amount of menstrual flow and female reproductive ability. Whether a woman can get pregnant depends mainly on whether she has a complete neuroendocrine system and healthy reproductive organs, as well as whether her ovaries develop normally. Therefore, there is no need to link a woman's pregnancy with the amount of menstrual flow. On the contrary, the amount of menstrual flow is closely related to psychology, environment, and emotions.

3. Healthy diet for less menstrual flow after cesarean section:

Black-bone chicken soup

Ingredients: 1 black-bone chicken, 9 grams each of angelica, astragalus and poria.

Usage: Wash the chicken, remove the dirt, put the medicine into the chicken's belly and sew it up with thread, put it in a casserole and cook it, remove the residue, add seasonings and eat the meat and drink the soup, take it in 2-3 times. Take 1 dose a day before menstruation, 3-5 times in a row.

Function: Strengthens the spleen and nourishes the heart, replenishes Qi and nourishes blood; suitable for deficiency of Qi and blood resulting in scanty menstruation, light menstrual blood, dizziness, palpitations, sallow complexion, empty lower abdomen, pale red tongue and thin pulse.