What to do if your menstrual period is long and you have less menstruation

Menstruation is a physiological cycle. All fertile women will have menstruation every month, including some animals. Therefore, it can be said that menstruation is a characteristic of some mammals, and for women, menstruation is also a phenomenon that reflects the physical condition. Many women will encounter troubles related to menstruation. What should they do if their menstruation is light or long?

The reasons for scanty menstruation are: the most common are endocrine reasons, such as abnormal secretion of various hormones. In addition, it may be due to the endometrium itself, such as endometrial tuberculosis causing endometrial lesions or artificial abortion, curettage causing thin endometrium, etc. Therefore, you need to go to the hospital for the following examinations to confirm the cause of scanty menstruation.

First, you should draw blood to check various hormone levels to understand whether there are any abnormalities in your hormone levels, and insist on measuring basal body temperature for 2-3 cycles to understand whether ovulation has occurred. At the same time, you can do tuberculin test and erythrocyte sedimentation rate test to determine whether there is tuberculosis activity. If there is endocrine abnormality, targeted treatment should be carried out according to different situations such as which specific hormones are abnormal and whether you want to have children. If you are in the active stage of tuberculosis, you should receive anti-tuberculosis treatment. If the above tests are normal, no treatment is required.

Women with scanty menstruation can use the following dietary therapies to treat it:

1. Boil 30g of Trillium, 15g of Atractylodes macrocephala and 30g of red dates in ice, and take it for 2 days, twice a day, 50ml each time. Used for those with blood stasis.

2. Cook 60 grams of motherwort, 30 grams of red dates and 10 eggs together, drink the soup, and eat the red dates and eggs (take a comfortable amount). Used for those with deficiency of essence and blood and blood stasis.

3. Grind 30g of Astragalus, 15g of Polygonatum, 12g of Cornus, 12g of Morinda officinalis, and 9g of Angelica sinensis into powder, make pills with refined honey, and swallow 2 to 3 times a day, 3g each time. Used for those with deficiency of essence and blood.

In addition, there are many drugs for treating scanty menstruation, which are also very effective:

Xiaoyao Granules: Soothe the liver and strengthen the spleen, nourish blood and regulate menstruation. It is used for liver qi disharmony, chest and flank pain, dizziness, loss of appetite, and irregular menstruation.

Motherwort Granules: It has the effect of contracting the uterus and is often used for postpartum placental retention and poor uterine contraction after miscarriage, with a more obvious effect. It can also be used as an auxiliary treatment for functional uterine bleeding and gynecological inflammation.

In short, women should observe their bodies in time, especially during the menstrual period. They must pay attention to their diet and lifestyle habits. Do not wear too thin clothes and keep warm. Try to eat warm and nourishing foods instead of cold and non-nutritious foods.