Reasons for prolonged menstruation in middle-aged women

We all know that women have a physiological cycle every month, but women will face menopause when they reach middle age, and during menopause, women's bodies will experience irregular menstruation. Many middle-aged women will encounter the phenomenon of prolonged menstruation, which will have a great impact on normal life, but if you want to better regulate it, you must understand the reasons. Let's take a look at the reasons why middle-aged women have prolonged menstruation.

Reasons for prolonged menstruation in middle-aged women

The reasons for prolonged menstruation may include:

(1) Spleen deficiency and failure to retain blood: The spleen is weak and the qi is weak, or fatigue damages the spleen, which further weakens the spleen and causes failure to retain blood, resulting in the Chong and Ren meridians being unstable and continuous menstrual bleeding.

(2) Kidney Qi is not solid: Kidney Qi is deficient due to the constitution, or due to excessive sexual intercourse and childbirth, which damages the kidney Qi and causes the kidney to lose its sealing function, resulting in poor retention and prolonged menstruation.

(3) Yin deficiency and internal heat: Yin deficiency due to excessive sexual intercourse, too many pregnancies or childbirths, or long-term illness or serious disease that consumes Yin essence. Yin deficiency generates internal heat, which disturbs the Chong and Ren meridians, resulting in continuous menstrual flow.

(4) Damp-heat invasion: Excessive damp-heat in the body, or sexual intercourse during menstruation, or irregular daily routines, can cause damp-heat to invade the uterus and blood, forcing the blood to flow, resulting in prolonged menstruation.

(5) Blood stasis blocking the meridians: There is old blood stasis in the body, or during the period of menstruation and childbirth, the blood chambers are just opening, and the remaining blood has not been drained out. In addition, the body is affected by cold evil, and the blood is coagulated by the cold, forming blood stasis. The blood stasis blocks the meridians, and the blood cannot return to the menstruation, resulting in a prolonged menstrual period.

Recipes for prolonged menstrual period

① 12g each of Ligustrum lucidum, Eclipta prostrata, and Rehmannia glutinosa, and 10g of Rubia cordifolia (suitable for those with yin deficiency and blood heat).

② 10g each of Phellodendron chinense and Atractylodes lancea, 20g of Coix seeds, and 12g of Platycladus orientalis leaves (suitable for those with damp-heat).

③ 1g of Panax notoginseng powder, taken with water (suitable for those with blood stasis).

④ 18 grams of Astragalus, 12 grams of Codonopsis, 10 grams each of fried Cimicifuga and Schizonepeta, and 6 grams of Cyperus rotundus (suitable for those with spleen deficiency and loss of control).

⑤ 15 grams each of deer antler frost and Dipsacus asper, and 10 grams of cuttlefish bone (suitable for those with weak kidney qi).

The above is an introduction to the reasons why middle-aged women have prolonged menstruation. After understanding it, we know that generally middle-aged women have prolonged menstruation due to spleen deficiency or damp-heat constitution. Therefore, we must pay attention to eating more vegetables and fruits in our daily life, and insist on regular physical exercise every day.