Healthy Cheerful Q&A Women’s Health Menstrual Health

What’s the matter with low menstrual flow or even no menstruation?

Asked by:Dragon

Asked on:Apr 04, 2026 06:02 PM

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  • Babette Babette

    Apr 04, 2026

      What’s the matter with low menstrual flow or even no menstruation? Severe malnutrition can lead to low body weight, and weight loss can lead to abnormal hypothalamic function, and amenorrhea Related to hypothalamic endocrine system. When the patient's nutritional status is poor, the pituitary gland is insensitive to gonadotropin-releasing hormone, and the passive frequency of luteinizing hormone increases, but the amplitude and duration are reduced, causing reduced menstrual volume and even amenorrhea.

      At the same time, psychological factors can cause nerve Sexual anorexia is mainly due to the influence of hypothalamic function, and patients with abnormal hypothalamic function and weight loss coexist. If nutrition is strengthened, some patients can return to normal menstruation when their weight returns to 80% of normal weight. Therefore, they should be given high-calorie meals and pay attention to psychological adjustment.

      The incidence of amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea among female athletes is about 10% to 20%. Amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea are most common among female athletes who engage in high-intensity sports, such as running, swimming, cycling and other sports. This is related to factors such as training intensity, weight loss, reduction of fat tissue, excessive mental stress, and reduction in food-to-protein ratio. It is also related to various factors such as hypothalamic dysfunction and changes in hormone levels. It is currently known that patients with exercise-induced amenorrhea have higher basal levels of endorphins and cortisol. The release of catecholamines induced by exercise causes the production of central opioid peptides. The elevated beta-endorphins inhibit the pulse secretion of luteinizing hormone, resulting in exercise-induced amenorrhea. 》》 Can patients with dysmenorrhea drink alcohol? What to drink