What should I do if my period is often delayed?

It is normal for menstruation to be delayed or advanced by a week than expected, and there is no need to worry too much. If your period comes later and later for several times in a row, you should go to the hospital for a check-up to find out the cause. The main reason that affects the menstrual period is related to the poor circulation of qi and blood. The menstrual blood is dark in color and contains blood clots. You can eat more foods that have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, such as red dates, wolfberries, brown sugar, etc. Too much mental stress can also affect the menstrual cycle. You can drink rose tea, lemon tea and other foods to regulate qi and relieve stagnation, do some simple exercises, and adjust your mood.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that in treating irregular menstruation, the cause of the disease should be identified first, and then symptomatic treatment can be given. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstrual fluid comes from the kidneys, so the key to regulating menstruation is to nourish the kidneys. By conditioning the kidney to be sufficient and the essence and blood to be abundant, menstruation will naturally be regulated. The method of tonifying the kidney is mainly to replenish essence and blood. The function of the spleen is to produce blood. Nourishing the spleen and stomach can replenish the body's blood supply. The spleen-strengthening method focuses on strengthening the spleen and raising yang. The purpose of soothing the liver and regulating qi is to regulate qi and unblock qi and blood. If qi and blood are in harmony, menstruation will be regulated. The method of soothing the liver requires understanding the main symptoms of depression.

Diet therapy method: mutton porridge 250 grams of fresh mutton, 100 grams of rice, appropriate amounts of onion, ginger and salt. Wash and slice the mutton, and cook it with rice, onion, ginger and salt in the usual way until the mutton is cooked. Efficacy: replenish qi, nourish blood, relieve pain. Suitable for women with delayed menstruation. Pig skin jelly pig skin 1000 grams, rice wine 250 ml, white sugar 250 grams. Wash the pig skin and chop it into pieces, add appropriate amount of water, simmer over low heat until the juice becomes thick, then add sugar and rice wine. Take twice a day, dissolve in boiling water and drink warm. Efficacy: Nourishes blood and yin, nourishes the kidneys and liver. It can cure women's blood deficiency, fatigue, delayed menstruation and other symptoms, and is more effective for those with low back and leg pain.

Frequent delays in menstruation can affect women's reproductive function, causing ovarian lesions, tumors and certain gynecological diseases. Therefore, female friends should be alert to the phenomenon of unexplained delayed menstruation and go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. It is best to have a regular check-up every year, which can help female friends detect diseases as early as possible and treat them early.