Factors that cause scanty and dark menstrual blood

There are many women who have little menstrual flow and dark blood due to physical reasons, which causes serious harm to the female body. Therefore, many women want to improve their menstrual flow as soon as possible through treatment when their menstrual flow is little and the blood is dark. So what are the factors that cause little menstrual flow and dark blood? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction below.

Factors that cause scanty and dark menstrual blood

1. Kidney deficiency

Patients with kidney deficiency have irregular menstrual cycles, small amounts of menstrual flow, light red or dark red color, and thin texture. They may also experience heel pain, soreness in the waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, or a cold lower abdomen; or frequent urination at night. The tongue is pale and the pulse is weak or slow. Treatment is suitable for tonifying the kidney and regulating menstruation.

2. Deficiency of Qi and Blood

This type of patients presents with early or late menstrual cycles, increased or decreased menstrual volume, prolonged menstrual periods, and light-colored and thin menstrual blood. Or there may be pain in the lower abdomen, fatigue, dizziness, pale or sallow complexion, poor appetite and loose stools.

3. Qi stagnation and blood stasis

This type of patients have irregular menstruation, more or less menstrual flow, purple-red color, clots, and difficulty in menstruation. There may also be distension and pain in the chest, flanks, breasts, and lower abdomen, or lower abdominal pain that is resistant to pressure, abdominal distension and discomfort, purple tongue or petechiae, thin white or thin yellow tongue coating, and a stringy or astringent pulse. The treatment is suitable for promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, regulating qi and relieving pain.

To sum up, there are many factors that cause scanty, dark, and clotted menstruation, and long-term scanty menstruation may cause amenorrhea or infertility. If scanty, dark, and clotted menstruation occurs for several consecutive months, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination in time, identify the cause, and actively treat the symptoms to avoid affecting your health.

I believe that you have a better understanding of the factors that lead to scanty menstruation and dark blood through the above introduction. If your menstrual volume is scanty and the blood is dark, do not ignore it. You must get a check-up and receive targeted treatment so that your menstruation can reach a normal value, so that you can make your body healthier.