Why is menstrual health so low?

Most of the time, low menstrual health is the result of the interplay of hormone fluctuations, long-term deviations in lifestyle habits, and hidden gynecological problems. It is rarely caused by a single factor.

I have been working as an assistant in a gynecology clinic for almost 3 years. Last week I just met a 27-year-old Internet operator girl. Her menstrual period was delayed for more than 10 days for 3 consecutive years. The pain was so bad that she had to take 2 ibuprofen to get through the first day. Her face was still red and swollen. When she came in, she was carrying half a glass of iced Americano, and her fingernails were so cold that they turned white. After checking the six hormone parameters, they were basically within the normal range. When I asked, I found out that she had stayed up late for two months to catch up on the quarterly project, drinking at least 3 glasses of ice cream every day. When her menstrual period came, she would stay in the company until the early morning to change plans. She had a slight tendency to have polycystic cysts, and this torment directly broke the balance of her body.

Nowadays, the opinions on this matter on the Internet are quite polarized. One group says that as long as there is some discomfort during menstruation, it means that you have a serious illness, and you need to take various tonics quickly. The other group believes that menstrual discomfort is a normal physiological reaction and should be tolerated and it will pass. In fact, both views are a bit biased.

If it is just an occasional light period or mild menstrual cramps, it is most likely due to stress, eating too much, or staying up late at that time. After a week or two of adjustment, it will basically come back on its own. It is not a mistake to buy Internet celebrity Nuangong Pills and evening primrose supplements randomly. I have seen many girls who were fine at first, but took a conditioning product containing unknown hormones, which messed up their cycle and caused acne on the chest and back. But if there are abnormalities for more than 3 consecutive cycles - such as a cycle difference of more than 7 days, dysmenorrhea suddenly worsening to the point of affecting normal work and school, menstrual flow suddenly decreasing to the point of using only panty liners, or increasing to the point of soaking through two or three pairs of night pants in one night, then it really cannot be tolerated. It is likely to be a sign of endometriosis, adenomyosis or endocrine problems. If it is delayed for a long time, it will easily lead to more troublesome problems such as anemia and difficulty in conceiving.

In fact, menstrual health is like a living barometer attached to your body. It is much more sensitive than you realize. The suffocation you hold in, the long nights you stay up, and the few sips of iced milk tea and iced watermelon you crave will help you remember it silently. It will send you a signal if something is slightly wrong. You don’t have to panic and search for home remedies as soon as you receive the signal, nor can you pretend not to see it. If you are really unsure about your condition, go for a hormone check plus a gynecological ultrasound on an empty stomach on the 2nd or 3rd day of your period. It costs a hundred dollars to buy a reliable one, which is much more reliable than blindly trying to diagnose the disease online based on symptoms.