What are the effects of excessive menstruation on the body?

A 30-year-old woman from another place had been suffering from heavy menstrual flow in recent years, but she was too embarrassed to go to the hospital for treatment. It was not until recently when she could no longer bear it that she went to the hospital for treatment. The result was that it was diagnosed as uterine fibroids. Experts say that there are many patients like this woman in clinical practice, and many women are embarrassed to talk about physical diseases. Some women are even unclear about some physiological common sense and have always been in a vague concept, such as how much menstruation is normal? How much is considered excessive? What are the effects of excessive menstruation on the body?

Gynecologists believe that normal menstrual bleeding should be 20 to 60 ml, and more than 80 ml is considered menorrhagia. Based on the rough estimate of sanitary napkin usage, the normal usage is to change it four or five times a day on average, with no more than two packs (10 pieces per pack) per cycle. If 3 packs of sanitary napkins are not enough and almost every sanitary napkin is soaked, it means that the menstrual flow is too heavy. The causes of excessive menstruation vary for women of different ages and physiological stages.

Gynecologists point out that heavy menstruation is related to uterine fibroids. The incidence rate of uterine fibroids is very high, reaching 20% ​​to 25%, but please don't be afraid, because 99.5% of them are benign. There are only two types of uterine fibroids, myenteric and submucosal, that cause menorrhagia. Endometrial polyps are actually a chronic inflammatory lesion. In recent years, the incidence of cervical cancer has been increasing, and there is a trend of gradually getting younger. The first symptom of cervical cancer is bleeding after sexual intercourse, which is particularly prominent before and after menstruation and can sometimes even cause fatal heavy bleeding. If you experience progressively heavier menstruation, or other menstrual abnormalities such as shortened menstrual cycles, prolonged menstruation, irregular bleeding, or bleeding after sexual intercourse, you should consult a gynecologist promptly.

examine

A standard gynecological examination once a year, including a pelvic examination, cervical smear, and pelvic ultrasound scan, laparoscopy or hysteroscopy when necessary, can help you detect and treat the above abnormalities early.

treat

With the widespread use of minimally invasive surgery in clinical practice, most uterine fibroid surgeries can be performed with the help of laparoscopes and hysteroscopes. Minimally invasive surgery reduces the original incision of more than ten centimeters to two or three small holes of about 0.5-1 cm in the abdomen, and reduces the centipede-like scar on the belly to a faint mark. The hospitalization time is also shortened. Patients usually only need to stay in the hospital for two days for observation before they can be discharged. The postoperative recovery is faster, which greatly improves the quality of life and reduces the physical and mental torture of the disease on the patient.