What are the characteristics of irregular menstruation?

What are the characteristics of irregular menstruation? Irregular menstruation is a disease that I believe everyone is familiar with. It is also quite common in life. Some women even think that irregular menstruation is not a disease. In fact, this idea is wrong. Long-term irregular menstruation can lead to infertility, so we must pay attention to it. The following are the characteristics of irregular menstruation.

1. Early menstruation Early menstruation means that the menstrual cycle is normal, but suddenly it becomes shorter than 21 days, and it occurs for more than 2 cycles in a row, but the menstrual volume is normal.

2. Delayed menstruation. Usually, menstruation is regular, but it is delayed for more than 7 days, or even 40-50 days, and it occurs for more than two consecutive menstrual cycles, but the menstrual flow is normal.

3. Prolonged menstrual period. The menstrual cycle is normal, the menstrual flow is normal, but the menstrual period is prolonged, lasting more than 7 days, or even 2 weeks.

4. Heavy menstruation: If the amount of blood loss during menstruation is more than 80ml per day, or the amount of menstruation is significantly more than before, it is called heavy menstruation.

5. Small amount of menstruation. The menstrual cycle is basically normal, but the menstrual flow is significantly reduced, or even just a few drops; or the menstrual period is shortened to less than two days, and the menstrual flow is also small.

6. Mid-term bleeding, also known as intermenstrual bleeding or ovulation bleeding, refers to bleeding that occurs between two regular menstrual cycles.

7. Dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is divided into primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea refers to dysmenorrhea without organic lesions in the reproductive organs; secondary dysmenorrhea refers to dysmenorrhea caused by organic diseases in the pelvic cavity.

8. Amenorrhea. Amenorrhea is divided into primary and secondary types. Primary amenorrhea refers to the absence of secondary sexual characteristics in women over 14 years old, or the absence of menstruation in women over 16 years old, with secondary sexual characteristics developed. Secondary amenorrhea refers to the cessation of menstruation for more than 6 months after the establishment of a normal menstrual cycle, or the cessation of menstruation for more than 3 cycles according to the original menstrual cycle.

9. Premenstrual syndrome. Women experience a series of physical and emotional discomfort symptoms in the late menstrual cycle, such as irritability, insomnia, headache, breast pain, etc. In severe cases, it can affect women's normal life.

Long-term menstrual irregularities can lead to endocrine disorders, causing spots on women's faces, sagging skin, enlarged pores, etc. If the disease is not treated for a long time, it will also cause sagging breasts, decreased libido, poor memory, etc., which have a great impact. Therefore, once we have symptoms of the disease, we must actively regulate and treat it.