How many days does a menstrual period usually last?

Menstruation is something that every woman will experience, but there are also women who do not have menstruation. This is also an abnormal situation. Normal women not only have menstruation every month, but the time of menstruation is relatively stable, and the number of days of menstruation is also normal and stable. Many women have either more days or fewer days when they have menstruation, which is also abnormal. So how many days does a menstrual period usually last? Let’s take a look at it below.

The first day of bleeding (i.e. menstruation) is called the beginning of the menstrual cycle. The interval between the first days of two menstrual periods is called a menstrual cycle, which is generally 28 to 30 days, which is about the same as a lunar month. The length of the cycle varies from person to person. Occasionally, a period that is advanced or delayed by no more than 7 days can still be considered normal. That is, the menstrual cycle should not be less than 21 days and not more than 35 days. Menstruation stops during pregnancy and lactation.

Your period is the duration of your menstrual bleeding. Normal menstruation lasts 2 to 7 days, usually 4 to 5 days. Menstrual flow refers to the amount of blood discharged during menstruation. The amount of menstrual flow is difficult to calculate, but clinically, a rough estimate of the amount is often made by changing menstrual pads daily. Some people have measured that the normal menstrual blood volume is about 10 to 58 ml, and some women's menstrual volume can exceed 100 ml. Some people believe that monthly blood loss of more than 80 ml is a pathological condition. Generally, the heaviest bleeding occurs on the 2nd to 3rd day of menstruation. Due to differences in individual physique, age, climate, region and living conditions, menstrual volume may sometimes increase or decrease slightly, which is all within the normal physiological range.

Through the above introduction, we know that women's menstrual period generally lasts for a few days. Women within this range are normal, but there are also special cases. If we have irregular menstruation, we must find the cause and see what causes it. We must provide symptomatic treatment, especially for women with severe menstrual irregularities.