Six "Jokes" Periods Play on Women
Core Tip: After a girl's "friend" arrives in her teens, she has to endure a period of inconvenience every month. Besides being accompanied by a sanitary pad all day and having to run to the restroom from time to time, she might also become irritable, have stomachaches, feel a heavy sensation in her lower abdomen, and get pimples on her face...
Everyone has their own troubles to bear. Men have their own struggles, having to fight for their careers and families, and can only carry the hardships and exhaustion by themselves. Women also have their own troubles, and a woman's "period" is even harder to deal with.
1. Occasional Absence, Don't Panic
One day, you find that your normally punctual "Aunt Flo" has suddenly stood you up. Is something wrong with your body? Or has a little baby blocked the "elderly lady" outside? You take a pregnancy test, but there's no reaction; you check your vaginal discharge, and it's normal. So, you live in a state of anxiety, your heart in your throat, whether at work or off work, your mind is filled with thoughts of "Aunt Flo." When she comes, you feel drowsy, in pain, exhausted, and annoyed. When she suddenly doesn't come, you realize how "dear" she can be.
Possible Truth: An occasional absence of "Aunt Flo" isn't necessarily because of a pregnancy or a health problem. There are many reasons that can affect menstruation, such as excessive work stress, anxiety, weather changes, or stimulation from certain medications, all of which can lead to occasional irregularities.
What You Should Do: As long as the delay isn't too long, just wait. Go about your normal activities and worry less. "Aunt Flo" visits you every month, so it's normal for her to take an occasional vacation.
Be Mindful: Waiting doesn't mean waiting to death. If you don't see the "dear face" of "Aunt Flo" after more than ten days or half a month, you should hurry to the hospital for a check-up.
2. A Second Attack? Ovulation Bleeding!
She has just left a few days ago, and now she's "visiting" again. Could it be that my charm is just too great? Or is "Aunt Flo" so reluctant to leave that she's launching a second attack?
Possible Truth: Count carefully carefully, is the time of the "second attack" just around your ovulation period? Don't panic. Occasional ovulation bleeding is normal. It's caused by a sudden drop in the body's hormone levels, leading to withdrawal bleeding. It generally doesn't require treatment and can resolve on its own.
What You Should Do: Watch and wait.
Be Mindful: The amount of bleeding from ovulation is less than a normal period, mostly just a few spots, because it's not true menstrual blood. Therefore, if the bleeding is heavy or persistent, you need to see a doctor promptly to rule out the possibility of a tumor.
3. Irregular Visits, Unpredictable Schedule
The normally regular period suddenly starts playing "hide and seek," appearing once every three months or once every five months, its schedule floating unpredictably. It comes softly, as it goes softly, waves its sleeve, and takes not a single cloud!
Possible Truth: Menstruation is formed by the periodic shedding of the uterine lining. The uterine lining sheds periodically because of the hormonal regulation controlled by the pituitary gland and ovaries. Therefore, menstruation is an external reflection of the body's internal hormonal regulation. An irregular period with an unpredictable schedule may signal a problem in a link of this hormonal regulation, just like a failure in a military command system causing the "army" to lose control and act chaotically.
What You Should Do: Go to the hospital to get your endocrine system tested. This is a complex process that requires a step-by-step investigation from the ovaries to the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus until the real cause is found and treated. Don't be afraid of the hassle, because if the true cause isn't found, it will be even more troublesome if you can't get pregnant normally in the future.
Be Mindful: Patience, patience, patience.
4. Just a Little, Just for Show!
"Being late" isn't your fault, nor is "taking leave," but if it only comes a little bit each time, just for show, then this "early departure" is your fault...
Possible Truth: The endometrium is rich in a network of blood vessels. Each menstrual cycle, as the endometrium sheds, a large number of blood vessels rupture to form menstruation. If the menstrual flow is significantly less or the duration is short, the primary "suspect" is a thinning of the endometrium.
What You Should Do: Get an ultrasound to determine the thickness of the uterine lining. Normally, the endometrium is about 4-6mm thick in the early proliferative phase, 8-10mm in the mid-phase, and 9-10mm in the late phase.
Be Mindful: A thin endometrium can be caused by repeated abortions or insufficient hormone secretion. Its direct consequence is that the fertilized egg has difficulty implanting, making it hard to get pregnant normally. Another point is that the endometrium can not only become thin but also too long or overly thick, which can also affect fertility.
5. Visiting Every Other Day, You're Too Energetic!
Troubling me once every ten days or so, using more sanitary pads than others. This "Aunt Flo"! She comes too often! You can't treat this place like your own home just because you're "visiting"!
Possible Truth: Frequent menstruation may be related to insufficient luteal function. A lack of progesterone secretion during the luteal phase or an early regression of the corpus luteum can shorten the menstrual cycle and even lead to difficulty conceiving or early miscarriage.
What You Should Do: Basal body temperature measurement can help diagnose uterine activity. Treatment includes promoting follicular development, functional stimulation therapy, and luteal function replacement therapy.
Be Mindful: Don't forget to have a routine gynecological exam, as some gynecological tumors can also cause similar symptoms.
6. It's Okay to Hurt, But Don't "Agonize"!
Pain, all the nerves are transmitting signals of pain, there is no other feeling except pain. It starts with a small point, like a fuse, and slowly this burning sensation spreads throughout the entire abdomen, as if the whole abdomen is twisted into a knot. Then it pulls on every pain nerve in the body, tensing every muscle. Clutching your stomach and swallowing handfuls of painkillers, but to no avail. You can only cry while cursing this damned dysmenorrhea to just disappear as soon as possible.
Possible Truth: Is it really that painful, or is your perception deceiving you? Over 70% of women have dysmenorrhea to varying degrees, but most is within a tolerable range. Although dysmenorrhea is painful, it's not usually severe enough to cause hysteria. An excessive psychological fear of dysmenorrhea can amplify the actual pain, causing a severe pain reaction to what is otherwise not significant pain.
What You Should Do: What's meant to come will come, what's meant to hurt will hurt. Face it calmly. Prepare the necessities for when "Aunt Flo" arrives. If the pain is severe, you can watch a comedy to distract yourself, or use a hot water bottle to warm your abdomen.
Be Mindful: Organic diseases such as a narrow hymen or genital tract malformations can also be the culprits of dysmenorrhea and should be checked for promptly to rule out these possibilities.
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