What is a normal menstrual cycle for women?

The importance of menstruation to every woman is self-evident, but now many women suffer from irregular menstruation due to endocrine disorders. So what is the normal menstrual cycle for women? For women, this question is not difficult to answer, and it is very easy. The normal menstrual cycle for women is one month. If it exceeds this cycle, it means that the women's menstruation is abnormal. Next, let us understand what issues should be paid attention to during menstruation?

In order to explain this issue, we must first understand the structure and physiological functions of female reproductive organs. The female internal reproductive organs consist of the ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes. The main function of the ovaries is to produce eggs and synthesize ovarian hormones, while the uterus and fallopian tubes are reproductive organs. The ovaries contain hundreds of thousands of follicles, each of which contains one egg. Before puberty, the follicles are essentially non-functional. During puberty, under the action of gonadotropin from the anterior pituitary gland, immature follicles gradually develop and synthesize estrogen. When the follicle matures and ovulates, the ovarian wall collapses, the cells become larger and yellower, and are called the corpus luteum. It not only synthesizes estrogen but also produces progesterone. As the ovaries change, the endometrium is also affected and undergoes corresponding cyclical changes. Estrogen causes the endometrium to thicken, the endometrial cells to increase in number and size, and the tubes to become more tortuous and spiral, which is called proliferative endometrium.

After ovulation, due to the combined effects of estrogen and progesterone, the endometrium becomes edematous, the glands produce a large amount of mucus and glycogen, and the thickness of the endometrium increases from 1 mm to 6 mm, which is called the secretory endometrium. If the egg released at this time is fertilized, the fertilized egg is transported to the uterus through the fallopian tube for development, which is called pregnancy. The pregnancy tissue synthesizes a chorionic gonadotropin, which supports the continued development of the corpus luteum of the ovary. If the egg is not fertilized, the corpus luteum will atrophy and stop secreting estrogen and progesterone about 14 days after ovulation. At this time, the blood vessels in the endometrium contract, the endometrium necrotizes and falls off, causing bleeding and forming menstruation. Therefore, the length of the menstrual cycle depends on the length of the ovarian cycle, which is generally 28-30 days, but varies from person to person, and may be 23-45 days, or even 3 months or half a year as a cycle. As long as it is regular, it is generally considered normal menstruation. The bleeding time is generally 2-7 days, and the total amount of bleeding for each menstruation is 30-50ml. Some people believe that a menstrual volume of more than 80ml is a pathological condition.

The first day of each bleeding is called the beginning of the menstrual cycle, and the time interval between the first days of two menstrual periods is called a menstrual cycle. The normal menstrual cycle is 28 to 30 days, and 7 days early or late is considered normal. Under normal circumstances, each menstrual bleeding lasts 2 to 7 days, and the amount of blood loss each time is about 50 to 100 ml. However, the amount of blood loss during menstruation is not easy to calculate. It can only be roughly estimated by how many times the menstrual pad is changed each day. The highest amount of blood loss is on the 2nd to 3rd day.

During the menstrual period, due to congestion of the pelvic organs, women may feel a heaviness in the lower abdomen and lumbar region. Some may also experience bladder irritation symptoms such as frequent urination and urgency, as well as gastrointestinal dysfunction such as nausea and diarrhea. However, in general, these discomforts do not affect women's work and study.

During menstruation, women need to pay attention to more issues than usual. Not only should they pay attention to keeping warm, but they should also pay attention to their diet. They should not eat spicy, sour, or cold foods, and they should not stay up late, etc., because these are negative factors that are not conducive to menstruation. When we know the normal menstrual cycle of women, we must pay special attention when the menstruation is about to come every month.