What are the consequences of vigorous exercise during menstruation?

Exercise is certainly helpful to the body, but there are also many precautions. Only by paying attention to these can the benefits of exercise for the human body be truly brought into play. Otherwise, exercise will not only fail to achieve the desired effect, but will also cause harm to the body. Some women will do some strenuous exercise during their menstrual period. What are the consequences of doing so? Come and take a look.

1. Abnormal menstruation

A survey by foreign experts showed that among young girls who engaged in high amounts of exercise, a considerable proportion of them had menstrual abnormalities, which were mostly manifested as delayed menarche, irregular periods, secondary amenorrhea, etc., and the greater the amount of exercise, the later the age of menarche. The main reason is that strenuous exercise can inhibit the function of the hypothalamus, causing endocrine system dysfunction, affecting the normal level of sex hormones in the body, and thus interfering with the formation and cycle of normal menstruation.

2. Ovarian rupture

Vigorous activities, lifting heavy objects, abdominal compression, collision, etc. can cause ovarian rupture, resulting in lower abdominal pain and even the entire abdomen. Ovarian rupture usually occurs on the 10th to 18th day of the menstrual cycle, in which 80% of the corpus luteum or corpus luteum cyst ruptures, and blood is found in abdominal puncture. Appropriate exercise can make women healthier, but excessive exercise can have the opposite effect and even cause gynecological diseases. Excessive exercise may cause amenorrhea, uterine prolapse, and ovarian rupture in women. Vigorous exercise during menstruation may also cause endometriosis.

Although strenuous exercise during menstruation has many disadvantages for the body, it does not mean that you cannot exercise during menstruation. If you do some soothing exercises during menstruation, such as yoga and jogging, it will be good for the body and can also exercise the uterus.