Why do you still bleed after your menstrual period?

 　　Ms. Huang is 44 years old and her menstruation has always been normal. But in the past two or three months, a small amount of blood will flow out of the vagina about a week after the end of the menstrual period. This has never happened before. Ms. Huang was very worried about this, fearing that she had a tumor, so she went to the obstetrics and gynecology department for a consultation and examination. After asking about Ms. Huang’s condition, the obstetrics and gynecology clinic doctor performed Gynecology Check and B-ultrasound examination, after ruling out Uterine fibroids , ovarian cysts and cervical cancer After the test, Ms. Huang was diagnosed with ovulation bleeding.

　　According to doctors, if bleeding occurs suddenly about 14 days before menstruation, the bleeding can last for 2-3 days and not exceed 7 days.； or occur in female In the middle period between two menstrual periods, you can consider it to be ovulation bleeding. Ovulation bleeding has nothing to do with age, because every woman may have ovulation bleeding, and ovulation bleeding is normal. Generally, the amount of bleeding during ovulation is small, and the secretion is coffee color, may be accompanied by varying degrees of minor stomach ache , women who don’t know will think that they have had two periods. Some women will have it happen every few months, and some people will never have it happen in their lifetime.

　　Ms. Huang’s question is: Why does ovulation bleeding, which she has never experienced before, suddenly appear? Yang Huizhi said that the main reason for inducing ovulation bleeding is that after mature follicles rupture and ovulate, estrogen levels suddenly drop significantly, causing a small amount of breakthrough bleeding in the endometrium in a short period of time. Ms. Huang's sudden ovulation bleeding could also be due to factors such as excessive fatigue and stress, which affected her own endocrine system and made her hormone levels unstable, thus inducing a small amount of breakthrough bleeding.

　　Under normal circumstances, the amount of bleeding during ovulation is very small, has no impact on personal life, and does not require treatment. If the amount of bleeding affects daily life and work, women aged 20-40 can appropriately supplement a small amount of estrogen under the guidance of a doctor to maintain the stability of estrogen. Over 40 years old but not yet menopause For women, it is not recommended that patients supplement estrogen, because if women in this age group supplement too much estrogen, they are afraid of endometrial hyperplasia, leading to endometrial polyps and endometrial lesions.

　　Although normal ovulation bleeding does not affect healthy , but you should still pay attention to conditioning your body. Doctors say that when bleeding occurs during ovulation, you can eat more protein-rich foods and fruits, avoid strenuous exercise, and pay attention to your work and rest time. If the amount of bleeding is heavy, similar to normal menstrual flow, occurs intermittently, or lasts for more than 7 days, you need to go to the hospital for a corresponding gynecological examination to rule out other causes. disease possibility of happening.