What causes non-menstrual bleeding in women?

As we age, our body functions mature. Many adolescent children experience normal physiological phenomena. For example, girls have menstruation and boys have nocturnal emissions. During menstruation, women will bleed, which is normal. However, some women experience bleeding during their non-menstrual period. What is going on?

Experts point out that under normal circumstances, women will not have vaginal bleeding outside of their menstrual period. If abnormal vaginal bleeding occurs, no matter how much bleeding, or how long it lasts, you should seek medical attention promptly and not take it lightly. At the same time, you should also learn to observe the time, duration, amount, color of bleeding, and whether there are other accompanying symptoms.

1. Functional uterine bleeding: Functional uterine bleeding is abbreviated as functional uterine bleeding. This disease is very common in clinical practice, mainly caused by abnormal neuroendocrine function regulating reproduction. Its manifestations are usually irregular menstrual cycles, excessive menstrual flow, prolonged menstruation or irregular bleeding.

2. Ovulation bleeding: Western medicine calls it ovulation bleeding, and traditional Chinese medicine calls it "intermenstrual bleeding". This is due to a temporary drop in estrogen levels, which causes the endometrium to lose hormonal support and partially shed, causing regular vaginal bleeding. A gynecologist at Haihua Hospital said that the amount of non-menstrual bleeding in women is not much. Some people only have a small amount of brown secretions. It usually lasts for half a day or 2-3 days, and no more than 7 days at most. It may be accompanied by mild ovulation pain and back pain. If someone is measuring their basal body temperature, they will notice that this bleeding usually occurs during the transition from low body temperature to high body temperature. If the symptoms are mild, no treatment is required, but if the symptoms are obvious and may affect fertility, treatment should be given.

3. There are two possibilities for vaginal bleeding in menopausal women, especially after the age of 60. For some women who still have sex, due to endocrine changes after menopause, the vagina becomes dry. If some lubricants are not used, it is easy to cause mechanical damage to the vagina and bleeding. Unexplained vaginal bleeding after menopause is usually not a good thing, because with age, the risk of cervical cancer and uterine cancer will increase.

4. If a woman who has had a hydatidiform mole experiences persistent vaginal bleeding again within two years after regular treatment, it may be an early symptom of a malignant hydatidiform mole and she should seek medical attention immediately.

In other words, if you bleed during your non-menstrual period, it is abnormal. Although this situation is relatively rare, if it happens, it is possible that you have a certain disease. The reasons for this situation are different, so when it happens, female friends should go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.