What are the six items to check for irregular menstruation?

It is very easy for women to have irregular menstruation in daily life. Basically, more than half of women will have irregular menstruation. Some are due to environmental factors, some are due to daily diet, and some are caused by congenital factors. Regarding women's irregular menstruation, checking the six hormone items is a very good way, but we need to have a simple understanding of the six hormone tests for irregular menstruation.

What are the six items to check for irregular menstruation?

The menstrual period is irregular and six items of sex hormones are tested. The six sex hormone tests mainly check the body's testosterone, estradiol, progesterone, luteinizing hormone, prolactin and ovulation-stimulating hormone. Women can use these six tests to determine the normal status of some estrogen levels in the body.

Although everyone knows what these six items refer to, many people still don't know when to choose to get checked. In fact, if you want to check the six sex hormones well, you should go to the hospital for a check-up on the second or third day of your menstrual period, and you can't eat before the test. You have to do the test on an empty stomach. Because before doing these tests, you have to do a blood test first, and you can't eat during the blood test, you have to be on an empty stomach.

If a woman has irregular menstruation, she can have a blood test at any time without having to wait until the menstrual period comes. However, these tests also include a B-ultrasound test, which must be done after the menstrual period.

If women want to do the six-item test for sex hormones, they must do all six tests. They cannot skip any one of them, otherwise the test results may not be complete and accurate. If a woman finds that she is not feeling well, she should develop a habit of taking good care of her body in her daily life, so that her estrogen level will gradually get better.

B-ultrasound examination can check whether the uterus, ovaries, pelvis and other tissues are healthy, and prevent the occurrence of uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts. X-ray examination can provide a detailed understanding of the situation in the uterus and check whether there are cysts or other uterine fibroid tissues. Endocrine examination, through the measurement of growth hormone to determine whether various female hormones are normal, and then through the corresponding hormone treatment. Hysteroscopy or laparoscopy can prevent tissue degeneration and ensure early diagnosis and treatment. In addition, experts remind that women should keep good hygiene before doing gynecological examinations to avoid bacterial infection during the examination. They should also avoid the menstrual period before the examination. They should keep good hygiene before going to the hospital and do not take any medicines randomly, otherwise it will affect the examination results.