Can I take birth control pills if I have dysmenorrhea and cold uterus?

It is usually not recommended to take contraceptive pills to relieve dysmenorrhea and uterine coldness for a long time. Targeted treatment should be taken after the cause is identified. In addition to medication, it is recommended to improve physical fitness from the aspects of diet and lifestyle, and if necessary, treatment can be taken according to the doctor's advice.

1) The relationship and causes between dysmenorrhea and uterine coldness:

Dysmenorrhea is a common disease among women, while uterine coldness is a physical condition described in traditional Chinese medicine. It is mostly caused by the accumulation of cold and dampness in the body and poor circulation of qi and blood. It may manifest as cold hands and feet, scanty menstruation, or heavy blood clots. Specific causes include:

-Genetic factors: If there is dysmenorrhea or weak Qi and blood in the family, it may be more likely to develop a cold uterus constitution.

-Environmental factors: long-term exposure to a cold environment, wearing thin clothes in winter, or eating too much raw and cold food during menstruation will aggravate the accumulation of "cold".

-Physiological factors: Sitting for long periods of time, lack of exercise, and irregular work and rest schedules can lead to poor blood circulation, resulting in cold dysmenorrhea.

2) Are contraceptive pills suitable for dysmenorrhea and uterine coldness?

Contraceptive pills contain synthetic estrogen and progesterone, which can indeed regulate hormone levels to a certain extent. Some of them can indeed relieve dysmenorrhea for women with irregular menstruation. However, for dysmenorrhea caused mainly by uterine cold, contraceptive pills cannot fundamentally alleviate physical problems. Blindly taking them may cause hormone disorders, which may be detrimental to long-term health. It is safe to use hormone therapy only under the advice of a doctor and in the short term.

3) Suggestions for improving dysmenorrhea and uterine coldness:

-Diet adjustment: Eat more warm foods, such as red dates ginger tea, mutton soup, angelica chicken soup, etc. These foods can warm the spleen and kidneys and improve blood circulation. Avoid eating cold fruits such as watermelon, pears, and frozen drinks.

-Exercise and health care: Perform appropriate light exercises such as yoga and walking to strengthen your physical fitness and promote your body's metabolism. Especially for women who sit for a long time, hot compresses can be applied to the waist and abdomen to relieve uterine cold.

- Medication or Chinese medicine assistance: Under the guidance of a doctor, you can supplement some Chinese medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, such as moxibustion conditioning or warm moxibustion patches commonly used for people with cold uterus, to improve the state of cold dampness and blood stasis.

Although birth control pills may alleviate some problems in the short term, in the long run, dysmenorrhea and uterine coldness need to be thoroughly improved by conditioning the body constitution. Comprehensive treatment under the guidance of professional doctors and changing lifestyle habits are healthy and effective ways to deal with them. Individuals with different physical constitutions should pay attention to their own physical condition, choose appropriate ways to improve, and avoid blind medication.