Only a little brown during menstruation

Menstruation refers to the periodic vaginal bleeding in women. This bleeding is mainly due to a series of processes that occur periodically in the female uterus, such as endometrial thickening. In this process, new cell tissue grows, old cells fall off, and there is a small amount of bleeding. Because of this process in the uterus every month, the female vagina also discharges blood every month. This blood is generally more than 20 ml, but if the menstrual volume is relatively small, depending on the specific situation, there may be the following reasons.

Many women wonder why they have brown discharge before their period. What is brown discharge? Many women are worried that brown discharge during menstruation may indicate some kind of inflammation. In fact, experts suggest that you should not panic if this happens. Just go to the hospital for a physical examination and follow the doctor's advice for treatment.

1. Brown discharge before menstruation is generally abnormal. Brown discharge before menstruation is mostly caused by organic diseases or drugs. Including local inflammation, tumors, developmental abnormalities, malnutrition, etc. of the reproductive organs.

2. Generally speaking, we all know that normal menstruation is mostly dark red. If the menstruation is bright red, brown, light and yellow, or black, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is due to qi deficiency, cold or heat. Brown discharge before menstruation can often be relieved by paying attention to menstrual hygiene or cured through traditional Chinese medicine treatment.

3. In daily life, there are many factors that can cause the occurrence of brown discharge before menstruation. The main reason for brown discharge before menstruation is ovulation bleeding (a common gynecological disease). Modern medicine believes that the disease is caused by insufficient estrogen levels. Ovulation bleeding, also known as mid-menstrual bleeding or intermenstrual bleeding, refers to a small amount of bleeding between two normal menstrual periods, which may be accompanied by varying degrees of lower abdominal pain.

4. The dark color of menstruation may be caused by yang deficiency or cold. Low blood pressure and poor peripheral circulation may also be the reasons for the dark color of menstruation. It is recommended to drink Chinese medicine (safflower, donkey-hide gelatin, black chicken, etc.) for a period of time. You can usually drink some brown sugar with a few slices of ginger. Pay attention to keeping warm and avoid eating raw or cold food before and after menstruation. In addition, this phenomenon may also be due to uterine cold.

5. The reason for brown menstrual blood may also be that the amount of menstrual blood is small and brown in color. Normal menstrual blood is dark red. Brown blood usually appears in the late menstrual period. When such a phenomenon occurs at the very beginning, it is a pathological phenomenon. It is recommended to avoid eating spicy and sour food, live a regular life, and keep your emotions smooth. If you have a headache before menstruation, Chinese medicine calls it menstrual headache, which is also a pathological phenomenon, so you must pay attention to your regular life and appropriate temperature to avoid prolonged illness.

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