Menstrual flow is light and dark in color

A woman's menstrual period can often represent her physical health, because the amount and color of menstrual flow are factors that indicate whether the body is healthy. Some women may experience menstrual periods with scanty menstrual flow, which indicates that the body is lacking in Qi and blood. If the color of menstrual blood is dark, it means that the body is very cold and the problem of uterine cold is serious. So why does the menstrual flow become light and dark in color?

1. Qi stagnation and blood stasis: irregular menstruation, more or less menstrual volume, purple-red color, blood clots, irregular menstruation, or lower abdominal pain, breast pain, abdominal distension and discomfort, purple tongue or petechiae, thin white or thin yellow fur, and stringy or astringent pulse. The treatment is suitable for promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, regulating qi and relieving pain.

2. Women who diet excessively will experience less menstrual flow.

3. Sulking or encountering major spiritual stimulation and psychological trauma can easily lead to less menstrual flow in girls.

4. Women who have irregular work and rest schedules are prone to having scanty menstruation, because women are exposed to cold stimulation during menstruation, which can cause excessive contraction of blood vessels in the pelvic cavity, resulting in scanty menstruation or even amenorrhea.

5. Lack of menstruation may also be due to endocrine reasons, such as abnormal secretion of various hormones or anovulation, etc. The main problem is that the function of the posterior brain-pituitary-ovarian axis is unstable or defective, that is, menstrual disease.

6. Caused by organic diseases or drugs: such as vaginal inflammation, endocrine disorders, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, adrenal cortex dysfunction, diabetes, Sheehan's disease, etc. Menstrual irregularities may occur in women who use drugs to treat diseases, endocrine preparations, or intrauterine devices for contraception.

7. The menstrual volume is small, the cycle is irregular, the color becomes dark, light, and thin, or there is frequent back pain or dizziness, sometimes fatigue, pale or sallow complexion, pale red tongue and weak pulse. Treatment should be to replenish both Qi and blood.

8. Kidney deficiency: irregular menstrual cycle, small amount of menstrual flow, light red or dark red color, and thin texture. Weak waist and knees, heel pain, dizziness, tinnitus, or 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.