What is the cause of heavy menstrual bleeding?

Women have menstruation every month, and as long as the amount of menstruation is within a certain range, there will not be too many health problems. However, some women feel like they are bleeding every time they have menstruation. In mild cases, they will only experience some weakness or paleness, and in severe cases, they may even suffer from hemorrhagic shock. Next, let us learn about the relevant content of heavy menstrual bleeding.

What is heavy menstrual bleeding?

Heavy menstrual bleeding, as the name implies, means that the bleeding during menstruation is very heavy. Normal women usually bleed about 50 ml to 80 ml every day when they have their period. And the amount of menstruation is not the same every day, it will go through a process of changing from less to more and then less. If a woman bleeds more than 80 ml every day when she has her period, it means that there is heavy menstrual bleeding. At present, there are sanitary napkins for measuring menstrual volume on the market. If you suspect heavy menstrual bleeding, you can buy them and measure them. If you don’t have a rough measurement of your menstrual volume, you can also judge it by the number of sanitary napkins you use. Normal women usually use about 20 sanitary napkins every time they have their period. If a woman now uses more than 30 sanitary napkins and each one is soaked, it means that the menstrual volume is very large and has exceeded the reasonable standard.

What are the causes of heavy menstrual bleeding?

1. Gynecological diseases

The presence of some gynecological diseases can also cause women to have very heavy menstrual flow and heavy menstrual bleeding. Gynecological diseases that are prone to heavy menstrual bleeding mainly include endometriosis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, uterine fibroids, etc. Some doctors will also ask patients whether their menstrual flow is normal when conducting a follow-up examination for uterine fibroids. This is the reason. When heavy menstrual bleeding occurs, it is best to go to the hospital to check whether it is caused by a gynecological disease. If it is caused by a gynecological disease, it must be treated as soon as possible.

2. There is a problem with the blood

Although menstruation is a phenomenon unique to women, it is also affected by the body's coagulation factors, just like other bleeding conditions. If there is a problem with the body's coagulation function, it will lead to continuous bleeding, which will also cause the amount of bleeding during menstruation to be very large, exceeding the normal standard. There are many blood diseases that can lead to reduced coagulation function, such as hemophilia, leukemia, etc.

3. Caused by intrauterine device

Intrauterine devices are a common contraceptive method used by many married women who have children. However, when the intrauterine device is placed, if the position or method is not correct, abdominal pain, irregular menstruation and heavy menstrual flow will occur. Some women have very heavy menstrual flow because of the intrauterine device. If it cannot solve the problem, the intrauterine device should be removed.

There are many reasons for heavy menstrual bleeding. During treatment, it is important to find out the cause of heavy menstrual bleeding. Only in this way can we treat it symptomatically and solve it more quickly.