What are the causes of irregular menstruation in women? How should women with irregular menstruation be treated?

Causes and treatment of irregular menstruation Some women may experience irregular menstruation, so what are the causes of irregular menstruation? How should it be treated?

Causes of irregular menstruation:

1. Abnormal emotions cause menstrual disorders

Abnormal emotions, such as long-term mental depression, mental stress, or major mental stimulation and psychological trauma, can lead to menstrual disorders or dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea. This is because menstruation is formed after the hormones secreted by the ovaries act on the endometrium, and the hormones secreted by the ovaries are controlled by the hormones released by the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. Therefore, whether the function of the ovaries, pituitary gland, or hypothalamus is abnormal, it will affect menstruation.

2. Cold stimulation causes oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea

When women are exposed to cold during menstruation, the blood vessels in the pelvic cavity will contract excessively, which can cause oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea. Therefore, women should pay attention to keeping away from cold and dampness during menstruation in their daily life.

3. Dieting causes menstrual irregularities

Girls need body fat to account for at least 17% of their body weight to have menarche, and body fat must reach at least 22% of their body weight to maintain a normal menstrual cycle. Excessive dieting, due to insufficient energy intake, causes a large amount of fat and protein to be consumed in the body, resulting in estrogen synthesis disorders and obvious deficiency, affecting menstruation, and even causing scanty menstruation or amenorrhea. Therefore, women who pursue a slim figure must not diet blindly.

4. Smoking and drinking cause menstrual disorders

Certain ingredients and alcohol in cigarettes can interfere with physiological processes related to menstruation and cause menstrual disorders. Among women who smoke and drink excessively, 25% to 32% go to the hospital for treatment due to menstrual disorders. Among women who smoke more than one pack a day or drink more than 100 ml of strong liquor, the incidence of menstrual disorders is three times that of women who do not smoke or drink. Therefore, women should not smoke and drink less.

Treatment of Menstrual Irregularities:

If menstrual disorders are diagnosed as caused by neuroendocrine dysfunction, different treatment plans should be adopted according to the severity of the disease and the specific conditions of the patient. The main problems caused by menstrual disorders to patients are as follows, and treatment should also start from solving these problems of patients:

1. Bleeding and anemia: caused by long menstrual period and heavy menstrual flow. In addition to general hemostatic measures, hormone or curettage can be used to stop bleeding as appropriate.

2. Cyclic disorders: Estrogen and progesterone alone or in combination can be used for cyclical treatment, or traditional Chinese medicine can be used for treatment.

3. Infertility: Dysfunction of one or more links in the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis causes anovulation, which is one of the pathological and physiological bases of menstrual disorders and one of the causes of infertility. It is an issue that many patients are eager to solve. Some patients ovulate but have insufficient corpus luteum function, which can also cause infertility. Different ovulation-inducing drugs are selected according to the patient's condition to improve the function of the ovaries or replace part of the functions of the pituitary and hypothalamus.