Weight gain and loss affect the menstrual cycle?

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A woman's vocation is to conceive and give birth, and the determining factor in this lies in ovulating and conceiving. Closely related to this is the menstrual cycle. Because of that, many women today pay attention to their menstrual cycle. So what factors can affect the menstrual cycle, does weight gain affect menstruation?

1. What is the menstrual cycle? Why does the menstrual cycle occur?


Menstrual cycle is considered as a milestone for women entering puberty. The ovaries contain follicles, on average, each woman has about 400 eggs. Each cycle, the ovaries release 1 egg. Meanwhile, the endometrium proliferates to form a "nest" waiting for a fertilized egg. But if fertilization does not occur, the endometrium will be shed, causing the menstrual cycle, menstrual blood is expelled through the vaginal opening.

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2. Does weight gain affect menstruation?


On average, the menstrual process takes place from 3-5 days, the normal interval between two periods is 28-35 days, if it is more than 35 days, it is considered late. There are many causes of late periods such as pregnancy, stress, medication, ... but whether excessive weight loss is related to menstruation is what many women are concerned about.
Women are born to be beautiful, so they often care about their appearance, a body that is too thin or a little overweight also makes women feel insecure. Many people use drugs to gain or lose weight. So it happens that thin people work hard to gain weight, causing weight gain too much, people with skin and flesh work hard to lose weight, making the body not adapt in time. So does weight gain affect menstruation?
The weight gain, the body in a short period spikes to more than 3kg, causing the body to secrete an excessive amount of estrogen hormone, this is the main hormone that regulates menstruation, making the endometrial lining not suitable Suspicious, causing menstrual disorders. In this case, women should lose a few pounds to stabilize the menstrual cycle.

Việc tăng cân khiến cơ thể tiết ra một lượng lớn hormon estrogen
Việc tăng cân khiến cơ thể tiết ra một lượng lớn hormon estrogen
Similar to the situation of weight loss, if in weight gain, the amount of estrogen is too high, here this hormone is too low, there is not enough material to support the lining of the uterus to implant, this process takes place slowly, leading to the menstrual cycle. menstruation is prolonged. Weight loss should be done in a scientific way, ensuring that the body adapts well to the changes taking place inside.

3. Menopause and perimenopause


Menopause is the stage in which a woman's ovaries have stopped working, in other words, the eggs in the ovaries have run out, no longer menstruating, and the woman is no longer pregnant. Normally, menopause will appear around the age of 45-55 in women, but it can also be earlier or later depending on the time of puberty and the amount of eggs for each person.
Perimenopause is the period before actual menopause occurs. At this stage, a woman's body will have certain changes due to abnormal hormone levels in the body, menstruation also becomes more irregular, sometimes late, early, sometimes long and sometimes short. Many people also have hot flashes, irritability, irritability,... But these are completely normal physiological phenomena that any woman experiences in her life, you can completely rest in peace. heart.
Through this article, we learn more about menstruation, menopause, and learn that having a good diet and controlling weight appropriately is very important. Just as weight gain or weight gain pills have a great influence on menstruation, women should be cautious when using them. Hope this is a useful and informative article for everyone.
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