The article was professionally consulted by Dr. Tran Thi Mai Huong - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Black menstrual blood is a phenomenon considered abnormal in women's menstrual cycle. This is a warning sign that women's bodies are experiencing some problems that affect their health. According to Dr. Tran Thi Mai Huong, obstetrician and gynecologist at Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital: "Women need to learn more about the phenomenon of black menstrual blood and find a way to overcome this condition, helping the menstrual cycle return to normal."
1. What is black menstrual blood?
Normally, during women's menstrual cycle, blood will be secreted in a liquid state and dark red, lasting from 3 to 7 days. However, if you see that your menstrual blood is black or black-brown for a long time with an unpleasant odor, you should not be subjective.
The phenomenon of black menstrual blood is mainly due to the condition of menorrhagia, menstrual blood stagnates for many days in the uterus before coming out. If this condition occurs for a long time without seeking treatment, it can affect fertility later.
2. What causes black menstrual blood?
Many different causes can cause women's menstrual blood to be black.
- Due to hormonal disorders: Stress, fatigue, and frequent pressure at work are all causes that can cause menstrual disorders. Prolonged menstruation leads to blood stagnation in the uterus and accumulation, causing menstrual blood to change color.
- Due to gynecological diseases, specifically uterine fibroids, uterine polyps, endometritis, etc. These diseases are all the causes of irregular uterine lining shedding, and prolonged bleeding leading to changes in menstrual color.
- The structure of the uterus of some women is more folded than normal: Some women have a more folded uterus structure than normal people and this is also the reason why menstruation cannot circulate stably, black menstrual blood and the menstrual cycle will often last longer than normal (also known as menorrhagia).
- Previous history of cesarean section: In some women with a history of cesarean section, the surgical scar forms a channel (groove) of the incision, and menstrual blood accumulates in the incision channel, causing irregular menstrual blood, prolonged and changing color.
3. How does black menstrual blood affect?
For women, menstruation is a reflection of the activities of the genitals and reproductive organs. Regular menstruation will help the regeneration of the lining of the uterus to take place smoothly. At the same time, it will stimulate the production of hormones and female sex hormones to help the ovaries develop and release eggs normally.
2. What causes black periods?
When women have black menstruation, it will specifically affect them as follows:
- There is a disorder of hormones in the body, and psychological and health disturbances leading to anxiety, pale skin, fatigue, and poor complexion.
- Reduces sexual desire, affecting family happiness in the long term.
- Prevents women from conceiving because the follicles are not fully developed and can not release eggs on time or due to gynecological diseases such as uterine fibroids, and endometritis.
4. How to treat black menstrual blood
- There are two methods currently being applied and treated for black menstrual blood, which are internal medicine and surgical methods.
- Internal medicine: This is a treatment method using medicine, in cases where menstrual blood is black and the cause is hormonal disorders in the body. Using medicine will help regulate menstruation and help menstrual blood circulate more stably.
- Surgical method: This is a treatment method that uses intervention techniques to thoroughly treat gynecological diseases that are the cause of black menstrual blood.
5. How to prevent black menstrual blood
Do not have sex during menstruation: At this time, having sex will be more likely to encounter the risk of infection and sexually transmitted diseases than normal days.
- Stop using emergency contraceptive pills, and say no to using sex hormones on your own: Emergency contraceptive pills can be the cause of black menstrual blood.
- Relax your mood to help your period go more smoothly: Prolonged stress leads to menstrual disorders.
- Clean hygiene: Regularly clean the genital area or change sanitary napkins every 4 hours during menstruation. This is a way to help reduce the phenomenon of black menstrual blood that women should know.
- Regular gynecological examinations help detect gynecological diseases early.
Conclusion: Menstruation is a mirror reflecting the health of women. Black menstrual blood is an abnormal phenomenon of menstrual disorders. When seeing this phenomenon, women need to go for a medical examination to receive advice from a doctor for timely treatment.
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec International General Hospital with a team of experienced obstetricians and gynecologists, is a reputable address for you to visit and dispel worries about abnormal postpartum menstruation in particular, as well as gynecological problems in general. You can refer to the basic gynecological screening package.
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