What causes a prolonged menstrual period?

The normal menstrual cycle is 28 to 30 days. Generally, each menstruation lasts three to seven days, which is considered to be within the normal range. However, some people's menstruation lasts more than seven days each time. Some people even have menstruation after ten days, and the menstrual flow is relatively heavy. This will cause psychological burden on female friends. So, what causes prolonged menstrual periods?

Cause 1: Blood disease.

The length of menstruation is related to the blood. If thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, chronic hepatitis, nephritis, chronic anemia or other diseases occur during the menstrual period, the menstruation will be too long.

Cause 2: Abuse of antibiotics.

Some women like to use antibiotics to treat both major and minor illnesses, but the large-scale use of antibiotics is harmful to women and can cause menstrual disorders in women, such as amenorrhea due to anovulation, or prolonged menstruation.

Cause three: Not keeping warm during menstruation.

Especially young girls do not keep warm during menstruation. In order to show off their beautiful body shape, they wear too thin clothes in the winter. Some even eat cold foods such as ice cream during menstruation. What they don’t know is that not keeping warm during menstruation will cause the blood vessels in the pelvis to constrict, leading to ovarian dysfunction and causing excessive menstruation.

Cause 4: Failure to maintain proper hygiene during menstruation.

Just like not changing sanitary napkins for a long time, not changing underwear frequently, and not paying attention to one's own private hygiene, this will lead to bacterial infection in the female genitals, which is also one of the factors for prolonged menstruation.

Cause 5: Gynecological diseases.

If diseases such as gynecological inflammation occur, it will also cause prolonged menstruation. In severe cases, bloody leucorrhea or increased secretions may occur. This requires timely hospital examination and treatment.

If your period lasts for more than seven days, it is considered irregular and you should see a doctor immediately. In addition to the five reasons mentioned above, some people like to eat spicy and cold foods, even during menstruation, which can also lead to a prolonged menstrual period. We should pay attention to changing this bad eating habit.