Why do women have less menstrual flow?

　　Low menstrual flow means female There is too little blood during menstruation, or the menstrual period is too short. Menstrual volume is the total blood loss in one menstrual period. Normal menstrual volume is 20-80ml. If it is less than this standard, it is oligomenorrhea. Some women have very little menstrual flow since menarche. This may be due to Uterus Caused by underdevelopment, and if the normal menstrual flow suddenly decreases, it may be caused by abnormal hormonal secretion or anovulatory menstruation.

　　What is the reason for low menstrual flow?

　　Excessive dieting to lose weight (25%):

　　For various reasons, many women have strict requirements on their body shape. Women’s menstruation is closely related to their weight and body fat content. In particular, women who have already had menstrual problems should stop losing weight, strengthen nutrition, and recover. healthy。

　　Endocrine disorders due to excessive work and rest (20%):

　　With fast-paced life and high-intensity work, many women will probably go crazy if they encounter those uncomfortable days every month. If they do not pay attention to maintaining a good work and rest routine and relaxing at this time, it is likely to cause oligomenorrhea.

　　Often sulky and depressed (20%):

　　Female friends must not hold it in when they have been wronged. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, holding it in can easily cause liver depression and qi stagnation, thereby reducing menstrual flow. In addition, excessive mental stimulation, stress and psychological trauma can also cause oligomenorrhea.

　　Induced abortion (15%):

　　manual flow Postpartum The ovaries can generally resume ovulation within 22 days, and menstruation begins in about one month. However, a small number of women experience prolonged menstrual periods and different cycle lengths after artificial abortion. amenorrhea Wait, it usually returns to normal after 2-3 months.

　　Decreased ovarian function (10%):

　　Ovarian function directly affects women's menstruation. In late menstruation, low menstrual flow is mostly believed by modern medicine to be related to follicular dysplasia or anovulation. Therefore, stimulating ovulation and strengthening ovarian function are the main links in the treatment of oligomenorrhea.

　　Lesions of the chest (5%):

　　Many women develop premenstrual breasts distended pain However, don’t take it lightly if you have low menstrual flow, because symptoms such as breast swelling and pain may be due to liver stagnation and qi stagnation, which requires soothing the liver and regulating qi and opening up the blood vessels to achieve the overall effect of regulating menstruation.

　　How to check for low menstrual flow

　　If a woman has scanty menstrual flow, clinical Generally, blood will be drawn for hormone testing to determine whether there is a problem with the hormone secretion mechanism of the ovaries or the pituitary gland. Secondly, ovulation can be observed by drawing a basal body temperature chart or ultrasound. For abnormal hormonal secretion, such as insufficient menstrual flow due to insufficient progesterone, it can be improved by supplementing progesterone; if it is caused by abnormal ovulation, surgery and other methods are needed to treat ovulation disorder.

　　1. Medical history examination: Ask about past menstrual history, whether there is any history of menopause, fertility history, flow of people Surgery history, whether there is any chronic sexually transmitted diseases Or have a history of taking drugs that affect menstruation? Gynecology Disease history, etc.

　　2. Gynecological examination: Observe whether there are any special abnormalities in the internal and external genitalia. Use the abnormality of the genitals to determine what kind of disease may be caused, and conduct further examination accordingly.

　　3. B-ultrasound examination: Pelvic B-ultrasound or vaginal B-ultrasound can be done. Through B-ultrasound examination, a woman can observe her ovulation and diagnose whether she has endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, intrauterine adhesions and other conditions. If a woman has a history of ectopic pregnancy or multiple miscarriages, it can also be used to observe whether the menstrual flow is light due to these reasons.

　　4. Six tests of sex hormones: blood is drawn to detect the values ​​of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), progesterone (P), testosterone (T), prolactin (PRL) and other hormones. It is used to determine whether women have endocrine abnormalities, and treatment methods can be decided based on the test results.

　　How to treat low menstrual flow?

　　1. Do not eat raw or cold food one week before menstruation (this must be paid attention to). For people with normal menstruation, it is okay to eat cold food before or during menstruation, but people with irregular menstruation must pay attention. 》》》How to treat irregular menstruation

　　2. During menstruation, drink a cup of boiled water soaked in brown sugar every day.

　　3. It is best not to overwork yourself during menstruation.

　　4. People's mood and stress will affect the normality of menstruation, so try not to make yourself too depressed.

　　5. It is best not to drink cold water during menstruation. Generally speaking, you can drink cold water during menstruation, but for people with abnormal menstruation, it is best not to drink cold water.

　　6. During menstruation, you should keep warm and avoid cold, cool, raw, and cold stimulation to prevent the invasion of cold evil; pay attention to rest, reduce fatigue, strengthen nutrition, and strengthen your physical fitness; you should try to control violent mood swings, avoid strong mental stimulation, and maintain a happy mood; you should prevent excessive labor in the house at ordinary times, and sex life is absolutely prohibited during menstruation.

　　What to eat if you have low menstrual flow?

　　1. 90 grams of whole angelica root , 30 grams of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 60 grams of white peony root, 120 grams of raw rehmannia glutinosa, 30 grams of ginseng, 90 grams of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 60 grams of white Poria cocos, 45 grams of roasted licorice, 240 grams of Acanthopanax bark, 120 grams each of red dates and walnut meat, and 2000 ml of glutinous rice wine.

　　Cut the medicine into thin slices, put it in a silk bag, soak it in wine, seal it, heat it in water for about 1 hour, take it out and bury it in the soil for 5 days, then take it out and let it stand for 11 days, filter it and use it. Drink 1-2 small cups warm each time, twice a day. This prescription is suitable for oligomenorrhea due to blood deficiency.

　　2. Ginger and jujube brown sugar water

　　30 grams each of jujube, dried ginger, and brown sugar. Wash the jujubes and dried ginger, remove the pits from the jujubes and leave the meat, chop the ginger, and fry it with an appropriate amount of brown sugar to make ginger-date brown sugar water. Drink soup and eat jujubes.

　　This ginger-date brown sugar water is specially developed for women during menstruation. It can warm menstruation and dispel cold, improve dysmenorrhea and fade chloasma.

　　3. Hawthorn, Guizhi and Brown Sugar Soup

　　300 grams of fresh leeks and 100 grams of brown sugar. Wash the leeks, drain the water, and then chop them into small pieces to remove the leek juice. Add an appropriate amount of brown sugar and water to an aluminum pot and cook over high heat. After the brown sugar is completely melted, add the leek juice.

　　Leek juice and brown sugar drink can replenish qi and warm menstruation, is suitable for regulating dysmenorrhea due to qi and blood deficiency, and has the effect of beautifying the skin.

　　99 nutritionists warmly remind you that low menstrual flow is obviously a sign of insufficient qi and blood. After menstruation, you should supplement more nutrients and do not lose weight excessively. However, if it does not improve in the long term, early examination and treatment are required.