How harmful are irregular menstruation?

Irregular menstruation can cause great harm to patients. It can cause dysmenorrhea, affecting the patient's normal life and work. It can also cause premenstrual syndrome, making women mentally unstable and having great mood swings, and even cause insomnia, depression and other diseases.

① Dysmenorrhea. Severe lower abdominal pain during menstruation affects work and daily life. There are two types: primary and secondary.

②Premenstrual syndrome. A small number of women experience a series of abnormal symptoms before menstruation, such as mental tension, emotional instability, inattention, irritability, depression, insomnia, headache, breast pain, etc. It is mostly caused by sex hormone metabolism disorders and mental factors. The treatment is mainly based on proper rest. Sedatives and diuretics can be used when necessary. Anti-estrogen therapies such as progestins, androgens, and bromocriptine can also be used.

③Polycystic ovary syndrome. The cause is unknown. Symptoms include infrequent menstruation, amenorrhea, and infertility. Symptoms such as hirsutism and obesity, and polycystic enlargement of both ovaries can be treated with hormonal surgery.

④ Menopausal syndrome: refers to a series of physical and mental symptoms caused by fluctuations or decreases in sex hormones in some women before and after menopause. It is divided into natural menopause and artificial menopause. Such as sexual dysfunction and paroxysmal bleeding.

It is understood that menstrual disorders are common gynecological diseases, which manifest as abnormal menstrual cycles or bleeding volume, or abdominal pain and systemic symptoms before and during menstruation. It may be caused by organic diseases or functional abnormalities. In addition, blood diseases, hypertension, liver diseases, endocrine diseases, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, hydatidiform mole, reproductive tract infection, tumors (such as ovarian tumors, uterine fibroids), etc. can all cause menstrual disorders.