What is the reason for a lot of blood clots during menstruation?

Some girls have their periods come early, and some girls have their periods delayed for a few days, but fortunately their periods come in the end. However, some girls have a lot of blood clots after their periods. So what causes a lot of blood clots during menstruation?

Qi stagnation and blood stasis: Qi is the commander of blood. When Qi flows, blood circulates. When Qi stagnates and blood stasis occurs, blood coagulates. When emotions are accumulated inside, liver qi is stagnant, and qi circulation is not good, the flow will be blocked and form lumps.

Cold stagnation: "When the temperature is average, the blood is slippery, and when the air is cold, the blood coagulates", "When the blood is cold, it coagulates into lumps". Due to external wind, cold and dampness, or internal injury caused by eating cold food, or deficiency of yang and internal coldness in the body, the dampness will accumulate in the Chong and Ren meridians, and the blood will be coagulated by the cold and form lumps during menstruation.

Qi deficiency: excessive fatigue, or long-term serious illness will damage the vital energy, resulting in poor blood circulation and sluggish blood circulation, which will cause menstruation to form blood clots.

Heat in the blood: exogenous wind, cold and heat evil, or overeating spicy and hot food, or taking too much medicine for warming the uterus, as well as internal injury caused by emotions, the five emotions damage the body fluid, heat is hidden in the Chong and Ren meridians, the blood cannot withstand the heat evil and the menstruation comes in lumps.

What are the reasons for long menstrual periods?

Generally speaking, the menstrual period lasts about 7 days. Some people may end their menstruation in 5 to 6 days, which is a normal time. However, for some people, it lasts more than 10 days. In this case, you cannot ignore this matter. You need to see the cause of the prolonged menstrual period. It is best to go to the hospital for a check-up to find out the cause.

What causes long menstrual periods?

1. Abnormalities in the nerve center - hypothalamus-pituitary gland include mental stress, such as reactions caused by mental stress such as changes in the natural environment, stress, anxiety, mental blow, etc.; there are also weight loss, anorexia nervosa, excessive exercise, drugs, etc. that cause the imbalance or inhibition of the regulatory function of the hypothalamus-pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin; in addition, there are congenital diseases or brain dysplasia and tumors that cause abnormalities in hormone secretion.

2. Pituitary abnormalities refer to pituitary diseases that cause abnormal gonadotropin metabolism. There are congenital factors and acquired diseases, such as pituitary tumors.

3. Abnormalities in the uterus and ovaries. Irregular menstruation due to congenital dysplasia of the uterus and ovaries, abnormalities in the ovaries, or secondary diseases, such as polycystic ovary syndrome, with clinical symptoms of infrequent and irregular menstruation, excessive hair growth, obesity, etc.; ovarian cysts; uterine and ovarian tumors, etc., which affect menstruation due to changes in growth hormone. Another is severe pelvic infection, which can also cause serious damage to the uterine and ovarian tissues on both sides, thereby affecting the menstrual period and even causing permanent amenorrhea, among which tuberculosis is the most common.

Under normal circumstances, the time of menarche is generally 3 to 7 days, and the amount of bleeding is less than 100ml, with the highest amount on the 2nd to 3rd day. Absence of menstruation or prolonged duration of menstruation may often be caused by gynecological diseases.