Causes of irregular menstruation

Irregular menstruation is also called menstrual disorders. It is one of the most common gynecological diseases, manifested as abnormal menstrual cycle or bleeding volume, or abdominal pain and systemic symptoms before and during menstruation. Irregular menstruation may be caused by organic lesions or functional disorders.

Disease Pathology

The disease mechanism of irregular menstruation is that the Qi and blood are not regulated, resulting in abnormal blood accumulation. The cause is mostly due to liver qi stagnation or kidney qi deficiency, with liver qi stagnation being the main problem. The liver is the child of the kidney. If liver qi is stagnant and the qi is not properly released, the child's disease will affect the mother, causing the kidney's qi to be stored improperly, and therefore it often develops into liver and kidney diseases.

1. Liver depression: The liver stores blood, regulates qi and blood, and controls the blood sea. If the liver qi is smooth and the regulation is normal, the blood sea will overflow on time, and the menstrual cycle will be normal. If the emotions are depressed or anger hurts the liver, the regulation of qi and blood will be disordered, and the blood sea will overflow abnormally. If the regulation is excessive, the menstruation will come early, and if the regulation is insufficient, the menstruation will come late.

2. Kidney deficiency: The kidney is insufficient due to the constitution, or the kidney is not fully replenished in youth, or long-term illness and lack of nourishment, or multiple childbirths and sexual labor damage the kidney, or the kidney gradually declines in old age, resulting in kidney deficiency, imbalance of the Chong and Ren functions, abnormal blood storage and overflow, and even menstrual cycle disorders.

Causes of irregular menstruation

1. Caused by neuroendocrine dysfunction: mainly due to unstable or defective function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis, that is, menstrual disorder.

2. Caused by ovarian problems: Menstrual irregularities in women of childbearing age are generally due to poor ovarian corpus luteum function, which often manifests as a cycle, but a shortened cycle, or heavy menstrual bleeding.

3. Caused by organic diseases or drugs: including local inflammation, tumors, developmental abnormalities, malnutrition of reproductive organs; intracranial diseases; other endocrine dysfunction, such as thyroid and adrenal cortex dysfunction, diabetes, Sheehan's disease, etc.; liver diseases; blood diseases, etc. Those who use drugs for the treatment of mental illness; endocrine preparations or intrauterine contraceptive devices may have irregular menstruation. Some professions, such as long-distance runners, are prone to amenorrhea. In addition, some abnormal bleeding during pregnancy is often mistaken for irregular menstruation.

In clinical diagnosis of neuroendocrine dysfunctional menstrual disorders, the above-mentioned organic causes must be excluded.

4. Caused by obesity: Obesity is caused by consuming more calories than the body consumes. Long-term obesity in women will lead to endocrine and metabolic disorders, causing menstrual disorders, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, and functional uterine bleeding. In clinical medicine, it is often found that the histological changes of the ovaries of obese patients are very similar to polycystic ovary syndrome. When the weight is reduced, menstruation resumes and ovarian changes disappear. Contemporary medicine has confirmed that obesity can cause menstrual disorders.

Some obesity is caused by endocrine and metabolic dysfunction, such as gonadal dysfunction. In this case, obesity and menstrual disorders are clinical symptoms of the primary disease. In this case, you cannot use weight loss to solve the problem of obesity, but should seek medical attention for treatment.

Obese patients are also prone to endometrial adenocarcinoma, which is manifested by menorrhagia, prolonged menstruation, and postmenopausal vaginal bleeding.

Causes of pigmentation and acne caused by irregular menstruation

1. Stagnation of liver qi. Any worry and depression will cause liver dysfunction and stagnation of liver qi. The stagnation will turn into heat over time and burn the yin blood, causing disharmony of qi and blood in the face and leading to illness.

2. Deficiency of spleen and dampness of yin. Improper diet, overwork, preference for spicy and greasy food will cause the spleen to lose its healthy function, insufficient source of transformation, and inability of qi and blood to moisten the face. Therefore, the complexion becomes like dust and dirt, withered and dull, and the disease occurs.

3. Kidney deficiency. Excessive sexual intercourse damages kidney essence, kidney yin deficiency, virtual fire inflammation, resulting in skin loss of nourishment, or kidney yang deficiency, yin qi diffusion, and kidney color spreading on the face.

Many women are extremely anxious about their damaged appearance after having spots and acne on their faces. Instead of going to experienced doctors for treatment, they go to beauty salons and stores to buy cosmetics. Some women also think that if they have spots and acne on their faces, they can solve the problem by applying some chemically synthesized cosmetics. This idea is completely wrong. In fact, these spots and acne cannot be solved by those cosmetics because they are the reflection of body diseases, especially the external manifestations of irregular menstruation and some cancers, cirrhosis and other diseases. If not diagnosed and treated early, it will not only affect beauty, but also physical health.

Menstrual disorders are not necessarily gynecological diseases

Normal menstruation is an important sign of a mature woman's health. When many women have menstrual disorders, they only consider gynecological diseases such as uterine hypoplasia, acute and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, and uterine fibroids, but ignore the cause outside the uterus. Many bad habits and factors may also lead to menstrual disorders.

Abnormal emotions cause menstrual disorders

Abnormal emotions, long-term mental depression, sulking, or severe mental stimulation and psychological trauma can all lead to menstrual disorders or dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea.

This is because menstruation is caused by the stimulation of the endometrium by hormones secreted by the ovaries, and the hormones secreted by the ovaries are controlled by the release of hormones from the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. Therefore, any abnormality in the function of the ovaries, pituitary gland, or hypothalamus will affect menstruation.

Cold stimulation causes oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea

According to research, cold stimulation during menstruation can cause excessive contraction of blood vessels in the pelvic cavity, which can cause oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea. Therefore, women should have a regular daily life, avoid overwork, and especially avoid cold and dampness during menstruation.

Diet causes menstrual irregularities

Excessive dieting: Experts have shown that girls need fat to account for at least 17% of their body weight to have their first menstruation, 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.

Irregular menstruation caused by smoking and drinking

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

Electromagnetic waves cause menstrual disorders Modern people cannot live without mobile phones, computers, DV machines, electric frying pans, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators and other electrical appliances. However, many women do not know that various household appliances and electronic devices will generate different electromagnetic waves during use. These electromagnetic waves will affect women's endocrine and reproductive functions if they act on the human body for a long time, thus causing endocrine disorders and menstrual disorders.

TCM treatment of irregular menstruation

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the treatment of irregular menstruation should first clarify the cause of the disease, and then treat it accordingly. The treatment of irregular menstruation generally starts with tonifying the kidney, supporting the spleen, soothing the liver, and regulating qi and blood. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstrual fluid comes from the kidney, so the fundamental way to regulate menstruation is to tonify the kidney. Through conditioning, the kidney qi is sufficient and the essence and blood are vigorous, then the menstruation will naturally be regulated. The method of tonifying the kidney is mainly to replenish the essence and blood. The function of the spleen is to generate blood, and tonifying the spleen and stomach can replenish the body's blood source. The method of supporting the spleen is mainly to strengthen the spleen and raise yang. The purpose of soothing the liver and regulating qi is to regulate the qi and unblock the qi and blood. If the qi and blood are harmonized, the menstruation will be regulated. The method of soothing the liver must grasp the main symptoms of depression.

Traditional medicine diagnosis and treatment

Traditional medicine treats symptoms based on diagnosis and treatment, using methods such as tonifying the kidney and spleen, regulating qi and activating blood circulation to harmonize qi and blood, so that yin produces yang, spleen and stomach are healthy, and essence and blood flow freely. Xiaoyao Tiaojing Paste is applied externally to allow the medicinal properties to flow through the blood vessels and directly reach the affected area. By tonifying the kidney, strengthening the spleen and liver, the vitality of the female uterus is vigorous. At the same time, through the effects of plasters such as activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, removing cold and dampness, the blood circulation of the female uterus is accelerated, the menstrual blood is smooth during menstruation, and menstruation returns to normal.

Xiaoyao Tiaojing Patch has a good therapeutic effect on several menstrual disorders in clinical Chinese medicine. For spleen and kidney qi deficiency and liver and kidney yin deficiency, it can nourish the liver and kidney, strengthen the spleen and replenish qi; for liver depression and qi stagnation with breast pain and other symptoms, it can soothe the liver and regulate qi, and open up the blood vessels; for cold and limb chills, blood clots and abdominal pain, it can warm the meridians and dispel cold, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis; for damp-heat type, it can clear away heat and dampness, improve the uterine environment, and thus achieve the effect of overall menstruation regulation.