If you have low menstrual flow, beware of early menopause.

　　adolescent girl

　　Case:

　　“I am 15 years old this year. I had my period on January 31st this year and once on April 3rd, but it has not come yet. Although I sometimes had menstruation every other month in the past, I had never missed menstruation for two consecutive months. ”exist Gynecology In the consulting room, Ajuan asked the doctor anxiously why her menstruation was abnormal.

　　Expert analysis:

　　According to surveys, most girls currently experience menarche between the ages of 11 and 13. At this time, because the regulatory function of the thalamus-pituitary-ovary axis is not yet perfect, it often leads to abnormal menstruation, which is characterized by oligomenorrhea and no menstruation for a month or even several months.

　　However, as age increases and the gonadal axis matures, symptoms will gradually ease and menstruation will become regular. Therefore, there is no need to be too nervous if oligomenorrhea occurs within 2 years after menarche.

　　In addition, some middle school students are under great mental pressure due to intense study, which may also cause menstrual irregularities to a certain extent. exist clinical On the Internet, we also encounter some girls who think they are obese and take medicine and diet, which leads to their body becoming thinner and endocrine disorders. Finally, they have oligomenorrhea, scanty menstruation, or even amenorrhea phenomenon.

　　Women of childbearing age

　　Case:

　　Ms. Chen is 27 years old and has been married for a year. She wants to Child , but never got pregnant. She was in April 2008 flow of people once. In the past year, my period has always been delayed. This time in June, I had to wait for two months before it came.

　　The last time I had my period was March 2nd, and this time I had my period on June 1st. arrive Hospital After the examination, the B-ultrasound results were normal, and six blood tests were done to test hormones. The doctor said she suffered from hyperprolactinemia.

　　Expert analysis:

　　Prolactin is a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. If its content in the blood is too high, it is called hyperprolactinemia. Hyperprolactinemia is characterized by oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, and infertility (some individuals may experience galactorrhea).

　　Experts believe that the most common cause of hyperprolactinemia is pituitary prolactinoma. Among the patients who visit gynecological endocrinology clinics, about 1/3 of those suffering from hyperprolactinemia and amenorrhea suffer from pituitary tumors.

　　The body's prolactin may fluctuate several times a day, and a single test cannot confirm the diagnosis. Therefore, experts say that multiple tests are needed to get accurate results.

　　If hyperprolactinemia is determined to be caused by a pituitary tumor, generally speaking, small pituitary tumors can be treated with medication, while large tumors require the use of gamma knife for radical cure.

　　“menopause” female

　　Case:

　　Lili is an editor of a certain website. She often works overtime and likes to smoke when she is bored. Recently, she was worried about her menstruation. It turned out that her menstruation had been abnormal since five years ago, with scanty amounts and irregular cycles. Recently, it had only come once every three months. After going to the hospital for a checkup, it was found that her estrogen level was very low.

　　At the beginning, the doctor suspected that it was“ polycystic ovary Syndrome", but later, doctors from two hospitals diagnosed her with early menopause! Surprisingly, Lili is only 35 years old.

　　Expert analysis:

　　According to the survey, the average age of women entering menopause is 48.99 years old. After women enter menopause, the function of the corpus luteum gradually declines, but before the decline of ovarian function, women will have some abnormal menstrual symptoms, which can be roughly divided into several types:

　　First, the interval between menstruation is long, the duration of menstruation is short, the amount of menstruation decreases, and then menstruation slowly ceases.； Second, some people experience continuous bleeding, which then gradually decreases until menopause. ； The third is sudden menopause.

　　Therefore, if women after the age of 40 experience oligomenorrhea, it heralds the onset of menopause. However, in clinical practice, we have also encountered the phenomenon of early menopause in thirty-five or six-year-old white-collar women, most of whom are accompanied by oligomenorrhea. This is mainly caused by the fast pace of life, high work pressure, frequent miscarriages, etc.

　　Experts believe that breaking away from the original work environment, relaxing, relieving stress, and receiving reasonable treatment can theoretically return menstruation to normal.

　　Proper supplementation for low menstrual flow

　　For patients with both Qi and blood deficiency: Donkey-hide gelatin, jujube, and Ziheche can be used.

　　Spleen deficiency type: You can try Codonopsis pilosula, Beiqi and Huaishan.

　　Qi stagnation and blood stasis type: You can use angelica, peach kernel, Chuanxiong, etc. to nourish the blood.