Why does a woman's menstrual period last so long?

Since we entered puberty, menstruation has become a big problem. Every month when it comes, we will feel irritable, and even worse, our lower abdomen will hurt. If it does not come, we will worry that the irregular menstruation will affect our health. A woman’s long menstruation indicates that her body is unhealthy and she needs to take measures. So what are the reasons for a woman’s long menstruation? What consequences will it lead to? Let’s take a look at it together.

What is the reason why women have long menstrual periods? Many women will encounter various problems during menstruation, such as dysmenorrhea, scanty menstrual flow, prolonged menstruation, or blood clots during menstruation. In fact, these are common situations, but they are also signals that a woman’s body is unhealthy. Now let’s look at the reasons for prolonged menstruation:

1. Endometriosis. It often causes menorrhagia or prolonged menstruation due to affecting the contraction of the uterine muscle layer or strengthening the endometrium.

2. Pelvic inflammatory disease. Pelvic inflammation, intrauterine polyps, endometritis, etc. are all caused by poor intrauterine blood circulation, degeneration and necrosis, or pelvic congestion, which lead to excessive menstruation and prolonged menstruation.

3. Uterine dysfunction bleeding. For example, anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding and irregular endometrial shedding both cause prolonged menstruation due to endocrine dysfunction. Blood disease. Such as thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, etc., are often accompanied by menstruation. If severe uterine bleeding occurs, the menstrual period will be prolonged. Other conditions such as chronic anemia, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, nephritis, etc. can make the blood vessel walls fragile, increase permeability and cause bleeding.

4. Chronic uterine hypertrophy. Due to pelvic congestion, ovarian estrogen continues to increase, causing thickening of the uterine muscle layer, resulting in excessive menstruation and prolonged menstruation.

5. Uterine dysfunction bleeding. For example, anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding and irregular endometrial shedding both cause prolonged menstruation due to endocrine dysfunction.

6. Uterine fibroids. Especially for submucosal uterine fibroids, due to the expansion of the uterine cavity area and abnormal contraction, it can cause menorrhagia and prolonged menstruation. Chinese medicine gynecology experts remind that there are many reasons why women have long menstruation. Women should try their best to avoid these symptoms. If you really have problems with your menstruation, it is best to go to the hospital for examination. At the same time, you must remember to eat less spicy and irritating foods in your life, especially during menstruation. The above are the reasons for prolonged menstruation. These are basically the reasons for prolonged menstruation caused by major diseases. Therefore, it is important for Chinese medicine to remind women to prevent diseases on a daily basis.

Menstruation is a physiological need for women. If a woman's menstruation is long, short, or absent, it means that we need to start taking care of our bodies. However, everything should be done gradually. During the process of taking care of our bodies, we can seek some methods of traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, which may help us to take care of our bodies faster and better.