Overview of menstruation

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Menstruation, also known as the menstrual cycle (Menstrual cycle), is a physiological cycle that occurs in some Between fertile female humans and other hominins. Other mammals go through estrous cycles.

Menstruation is also called menstruation, menstrual fluid, monthly letter, menstrual period, redness, etc. It is called menstruation because it occurs once a month for most people. It refers to regular and cyclical Uterine bleeding. Strictly speaking, with this kind of bleeding, there should be follicle maturation, ovulation and corpus luteum formation in the ovary, and the endometrium changes from hyperplasia to secretion. However, clinically, there is often a phenomenon of uterine bleeding without ovulation, which is called anovulatory menstruation.

In recent years, common names for menstruation have increased, such as bad luck, aunt, bad luck, etc. Modern women have their first menstrual period on average at 12.5 years old.

Guishui refers to menstruation and is found in "Ancient and Modern Medical Traditions".

Why do women have menstruation

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First of all, we must understand the structure and physiological functions of female reproductive organs in order to explain this problem. The female internal reproductive organs consist of the ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes. The main function of the ovaries is to produce eggs and synthesize ovarian hormones. The uterus and fallopian tubes are reproductive organs. The ovaries contain hundreds of thousands of follicles, each of which contains one egg. Follicles are essentially nonfunctional before puberty. During puberty, under the action of gonadotropins from the anterior pituitary gland, immature follicles gradually develop and simultaneously synthesize estrogen. When the follicle matures and ovulates, the egg wall collapses and the cells become larger and yellower, called the corpus luteum, which not only synthesizes estrogen but also produces progesterone. As the ovaries change, the endometrium is affected by them and undergoes corresponding cyclic changes. Estrogen causes the endometrium to thicken, endometrial cells increase and enlarge, and the tubes become more tortuous and spiral-shaped, which is called the proliferative endometrium. After ovulation, due to the synergistic effects of estrogen and progesterone, the endometrium becomes edematous, the glands produce a large amount of mucus and glycogen, and the thickness of the endometrium increases from 1 mm to 6 mm, which is called the secretory phase endometrium. If the egg discharged at this time is fertilized, the fertilized egg will be transported to the uterus through the fallopian tube to develop, which is called pregnancy. The pregnancy tissue synthesizes a chorionic gonadotropin, which supports the continued development of the corpus luteum of the ovary; if the egg is not fertilized, after ovulation, Around 14 days, the corpus luteum atrophies and stops secreting estrogen and progesterone. At this time, the blood vessels in the endometrium contract and the endometrium becomes necrotic and falls off, causing bleeding and menstruation. Therefore, the length of the menstrual cycle depends on the length of the ovarian cycle, which is generally 28-30 days, but varies from person to person, and can range from 23-45 days, or even 3 months or half a year. As long as it is regular, it is generally considered normal menstruation. The bleeding time is generally 2-7 days, and the total amount of bleeding during each menstrual period does not exceed 100 ml.

How does menstruation change periodically?

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One of the physiological characteristics of the female reproductive system is its cyclical changes, and menstruation is an important symbol of this cyclical change. The menstrual cycle is mainly regulated by the interaction between the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary. The hypothalamus regulates the function of the pituitary gland, and the pituitary gland regulates the function of the ovary.

The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes under the action of ovarian hormones. The sex hormones produced by the ovaries, in turn, act on the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, affecting the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone, which is the so-called feedback effect; inhibiting their release is called negative feedback, prompting their release. is called positive feedback.

The relationship between changes in hormones in the blood during the normal menstrual cycle and the ovaries and endometrium is as follows: after the corpus luteum atrophies in the previous menstrual cycle, the secretion of estrogen and progesterone decreases, eliminating the need for Inhibition of thalamus and pituitary gland. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone produced by the hypothalamus enters the anterior pituitary gland through the pituitary portal system, promoting the secretion and release of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. Under the synergistic action of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, the follicles in the ovary gradually mature and produce estrogen, causing proliferative changes in the endometrium. After the follicles mature, the first peak of estrogen appears in the body.

The increase in estrogen secretion has a feedback effect on the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, inhibiting the production of follicle-stimulating hormone, promoting the increase in luteinizing hormone secretion, and causing a luteinizing hormone peak, triggering ovulation. After ovulation, the corpus luteum is formed and secretes estrogen and progesterone. Under their simultaneous action, the endometrium undergoes typical secretory phase changes. After ovulation, estrogen levels temporarily decrease, followed by a second, lower peak.

The large amounts of estrogen and progesterone secreted by the corpus luteum inhibit the hypothalamus and pituitary gland through negative feedback, causing the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone to decrease, and the corpus luteum begins to shrink. After the corpus luteum atrophies, the secretion of estrogen and progesterone decreases, and the endometrium cannot be supported by sex hormones, causing necrosis, shedding, and menstruation. After the corpus luteum atrophies, the inhibition on the hypothalamus and pituitary gland is also released, allowing gonadotropin-releasing hormone to be secreted again, and another menstrual cycle begins.

Benefits of menstruation

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Many women often lament: If women did not have the trouble of menstruation, their lives would be much easier. is that so?

1. The first signal for women to determine whether they are pregnant:

Married women of childbearing age, if their menstruation has been regular in the past, and if this menstruation lasts for more than ten days, they must first consider whether they are pregnant. . After confirming pregnancy, those who are not planning to have children should take remedial measures as soon as possible; those who want to have children should pay more attention to nutrition, avoid exposure to tobacco, alcohol, pesticides, harmful chemicals, rays, etc., and avoid taking drugs that can cause fetal malformations. The expected date of delivery can also be estimated based on menstruation, which is very beneficial to health care and psychology during pregnancy.

2. It can enable people to detect diseases early

If a girl is over 18 years old and still has no menstruation, or a woman has had normal menstruation in the past and has stopped menstruating for more than three months (not Including due to pregnancy, lactation, menopause), it is necessary to check whether there is atresia of the lower reproductive tract, congenital absence of uterus or uterine dysplasia, ovarian tumors, pituitary tumors or hypofunction, endocrine or wasting diseases. In addition, changes in the time, amount, and accompanying symptoms of menstruation are also important clues for the discovery and diagnosis of many diseases.

3. It can avoid the damage caused by excessive iron

There is a hereditary disease called hemochromatosis, which can easily cause iron metabolism disorders in patients and cause excessive iron accumulation in the body. ; Excess iron will slowly lead to lesions in the skin, heart, liver, joints, pancreatic islets, etc. One way to treat iron overdose is to regularly drain a certain amount of blood. The chance of organic damage caused by hemochromatosis in women is much smaller than that in men, or even almost never occurs. The role of menstruation - periodic blood loss just consumes excess iron.

4. It can promote hematopoietic function

Menstruation causes the body's regular blood loss and hematopoiesis, which gives women's circulatory system and hematopoietic system a kind of "exercise" that men do not have. It enables women to withstand unexpected blood loss better than men and to produce new blood more quickly to replace lost blood. Practice has proven that if men and women of the same weight and health status lose the same proportion of blood due to accidents, men will die as a result, while women have the possibility of successful rescue and eventual recovery.

Precautions during the menstrual period

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1. Not suitable for sexual life: During the menstrual period, the lining of the uterine cavity peels off, causing surface trauma. On the other hand, if you have sex, bacteria can easily be introduced, causing them to travel retrograde and enter the uterine cavity, causing infection in the uterus.

2. It is not suitable to eat too salty food: Overly salty food will increase the storage of salt and water in the body. Before menstruation, symptoms such as headache, agitation and anger are prone to occur.

3. It is not suitable to drink strong tea and coffee: These drinks contain high caffeine content, which can easily stimulate nerves and cardiovascular systems, leading to uncomfortable symptoms such as menstrual pain, prolonged menstruation, and excessive menstrual bleeding.

4. It is not advisable to eat raw and cold vegetables, fruits and cold drinks: Raw and cold foods will reduce the speed of blood circulation, which will affect the contraction of the uterus and the discharge of menstrual blood, causing unfavorable discharge of menstrual blood and causing menstrual pain.

5. It is not advisable to take sitz bath or tub bath: During menstrual period, the cervix is ??slightly open, and sitz bath and tub bath can easily cause sewage to enter the uterine cavity and cause inflammation.

6. It is not advisable to wear tights: tights with small hips will put pressure on local capillaries, thus affecting blood circulation and causing congestion and edema in the vagina.

7. It is not advisable to sing loudly: During menstruation, the respiratory mucosa and vocal cords are congested. If you sing or speak loudly, the vocal cord muscles will easily fatigue, resulting in a hoarse voice.

8. Do not beat your back excessively: Although back pain is prone to occur during menstruation, you should not beat it at will. This will further congest the pelvic cavity and cause menorrhagia or prolonged menstruation.

Can I drink alcohol during menstruation?

Before menstruation, the time of drunkenness will be extended, which is also a forbidden period for the liver! The same drinking can cause liver damage and alcoholism in women. The probability is half that of men, which means that women are more susceptible to alcohol poisoning.

Basically, women have fewer enzymes involved in alcohol metabolism, so their ability to break down acetaldehyde is weaker.

In addition, due to the influence of female hormone secretion before menstruation, the secretion of alcohol-decomposing enzymes will be reduced. Therefore, the speed of decomposing alcohol will be reduced. As a result, alcohol cannot be excreted but becomes an acidic substance. . To neutralize these substances, the liver must continue to produce enzymes, and eventually, the possibility of liver dysfunction increases.

Before menstruation, the activity of catabolic enzymes is low, and the ability to metabolize alcohol decreases... If the metabolism slows down, the time in the drunken state will be longer and the feeling of drunkenness will be more serious. Therefore, drinking before menstruation can lead to addiction and even lead to alcohol poisoning in many cases.

Therefore, caring for yourself must be implemented at the most fundamental level, and women should also consider their menstrual cycle when drinking. So is it okay to drink alcohol during menstruation? Will it affect the secretion of menstrual blood? The doctor told us: the secretion of menstrual blood is only 50-120g at most, and alcohol will not have any impact on this.

In addition, many women particularly want to drink wine or warm wine during menstruation. This is also because the body temperature drops by 0.3-0.4 degrees during menstruation, and they subconsciously want to warm the body. Therefore, during this period, 1-2 glasses of wine is the appropriate amount, and no more.

Since you are born as a woman, no matter how much you like to drink during menstruation, you should still protect yourself.

Signs indicating menarche:

A series of changes will occur in a woman’s body before menarche. If you master these changes, you can predict the time of menarche.

The following three methods can help predict menarche:

1. Measure weight and height: After a girl turns 10, measure her height and weight every six months. If a certain measurement reveals a sudden increase in height and weight, it indicates that the girl may have menstruation in the next six months.

2. Observe the breast condition: If it is found that the breasts begin to develop, swell and have areola, and there is a hard nodule when touched, then menarche will occur within the next two years.

3. Check for leucorrhea: If a transparent, colorless, odorless and slightly viscous liquid like egg white flows out of a girl's vagina, it indicates that menarche is coming in 2-3 years.

What to eat during menstruation

What should you eat during menstruation? Today's women really don't have much time to take care of them because they work and go to school. In addition, people nowadays are not lacking in nutrition, so there seems to be no need to take supplements. Even if you have to follow the ancient method, it still depends on whether the individual's physique is suitable.

Although you don’t need to deliberately take supplements, you still need appropriate care, especially those who are more likely to suffer from premenstrual syndrome, menstrual pain, and heavy menstrual blood. Many women may not care much about it when they are young. However, as you age, you may experience physical discomfort, such as: edema before menstruation, lower abdominal pain, depression or irritability, headache, insomnia, nausea, diarrhea, acne and other physiological reactions. , if we know that these phenomena can be prevented, and can also show a young and shiny appearance, I believe that female friends will take careful care of every menstrual period.

In the past, the older generation had a concept that taking good care of themselves during each menstrual period would also help the function of the female uterus and ovaries. Of course, it would also benefit the secretion of female hormones and the rejuvenation of organs. Helpful.

The menstrual period usually lasts about five to seven days

The amount of menstrual blood will be heavy in the first 1 to 3 days, and sometimes blood clots will appear, combined with dull pain in the lower abdomen. At this time, you can Eating fried pork liver with sesame oil and ginger slices, in addition to supplementing iron, the sesame oil and ginger slices also have the function of activating blood circulation, which helps the smooth discharge of menstrual blood and blood clots.

After three days, you can switch to eating pork loin fried with sesame oil to help the uterus contract and drain the menstrual blood. If you think this is too much trouble, you can actually eat sesame oil chicken or ginger soup boiled with brown sugar during the entire menstrual period, which can help the uterus contract and drain the menstrual blood.

However, the above are all hot foods, which are not suitable for people with hot and dry constitutions or skin allergies (urticaria), obesity, high blood pressure, and high blood lipids. These people can switch to spinach and pork liver soup, pig blood soup, ginger slices and fish soup, or they can drink some chicken essence at the end of each time, or during menstruation, they only need to pay attention to a balanced diet and eat more foods rich in calcium and iron. Foods such as: black sesame seeds, spinach, seaweed, kelp, grapes, apples, just don’t eat ice products and green tea.

Attention should be paid before menstruation

1. Some people will experience edema in the lower abdomen or lower limbs before menstruation. At this time, you can eat more red bean and coix seed soup, because red beans are rich in iron and It has a diuretic effect, while barley has a diuretic effect. If you think it is too troublesome to do it yourself, you can buy ready-made rice or simply eat eight-treasure porridge.

2. If you are prone to lower abdominal swelling, it is best to limit your salt intake.

3. Some women have the problem of increased appetite before menstruation. This is usually caused by the effect of hormones. There is no need to exercise excessive restraint. Taking some vitamin E can slightly improve this.

4. Vitamin B complex can be supplemented, especially vitamin B6, magnesium, and zinc, which can alleviate discomfort before and during menstruation.

5. In addition, it is best not to lose weight in the early period of menstruation, because deliberately suppressing appetite can easily cause emotional depression, anxiety and other emotions.

There are blood clots during menstruation

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Why there are blood clots during menstruation

Under normal circumstances, menstruation is bright red , no dark purple blood clots. Once menstruation with blood clots occurs, it is often accompanied by dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea often causes patients to be nervous and emotionally unstable. Women with menstrual blood clots are believed by Chinese medicine to be mostly related to blood stasis, and often have symptoms of qi stagnation and blood stasis, such as rough, dull facial skin and sores. Some patients may experience facial pigmentation, which directly affects their appearance.

How to treat menstrual blood clots

1. Generally, traditional Chinese medicine can be used for treatment. According to the symptoms and signs, the method of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, regulating qi and unblocking collaterals will have better results. Such as safflower, peach kernel, mint, Kuncao, adenophora, red peony root, etc., have good effects on improving symptoms and signs. However, this should be taken under the guidance of a doctor. People with menstrual irregularities should pay attention to menstrual protection, keep warm in winter, prevent catching colds, avoid eating raw or cold food, not be too tired, keep a happy mood, and balance work and rest.

For those with facial pigmentation, they can be cured by regulating menstruation through external and internal treatment.

Menstrual blood is dark red with blood clots, which is a sign of "blood stasis and qi stagnation". Ingredients such as Chuanxiong, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and safflower can be used. If the menstrual blood is sparse and light in color, it means "blood deficiency and body deficiency" and you should use angelica, astragalus, rehmannia root, longan and ginseng to replenish the body. If you have a "deficiency cold" constitution with cold hands and feet, use cinnamon twigs, fennel, and mugwort leaves to warm your body.

2. Diet improvement and conditioning---it is advisable to use high-protein and low-fat drinks, take in more vitamins C and E to smooth the pelvic blood circulation, reduce pain caused by congestion, and supplement abundant calcium and magnesium to strengthen the muscles. Relax.

Foods that should not be eaten - In the first 3 days of MC, the food until the end of menstruation should mainly be warm. Eat less charcoal-grilled, fried, spicy or pickled food. Avoid watermelon, pear, coconut, and grapefruit to avoid constriction of blood vessels. Carve and heat cabbage, bitter gourd, and white radish before eating.

Taboo foods during menstruation

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Any supplements (dang quai, four things, sesame oil stew...) can easily cause excessive uterine contractions .

Raw food and cold drinks can easily cause poor blood circulation in the lower abdomen, which can affect the smooth discharge of menstrual blood and cause dysmenorrhea.

Coffee and any stimulating drinks can easily affect your mood.

Women should not take any traditional Chinese medicine supplements during menstruation, because stews that are too tonic will affect the contraction of the uterus, making it difficult to drain menstrual blood. Ginger pork liver soup is the best choice, which can soothe the uterine muscles. , helps the discharge of menstrual blood, and the method is simple, economical and affordable! Method: Two large bowls of water. When the water boils, add a handful of shredded ginger. After a minute, add eight small slices of pork liver. When the water is boiling over high heat, add spinach and a little chopped green onion. Finally, add some sesame oil and salt.

Causes and solutions to menstrual disorders

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Those days of each month are very troublesome days for women. It's fine to live it regularly and without pain. But if you don't "do things" according to the rules, it will be even more annoying for female friends. After many women experience menstrual disorders, they only consider gynecological diseases such as uterine hypoplasia, acute and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, and uterine fibroids, while ignoring life factors. As everyone knows, many bad habits that you are often unaware of may be the culprit of menstrual irregularities.

Checking your own bad lifestyle and habits is the prerequisite for saying goodbye to menstrual disorders!

The first cause of menstrual disorders: stress

The daily pace of work makes 25-year-old Li Na in a hurry. Once, Li Na was surprised to find that the "good guy" who had just visited and left for more than ten days "Friend" comes again. Why twice in a month? Thinking about it carefully, menstruation has not been "regular" for a long time. Sometimes it is early, sometimes it is late, and the amount is heavier than before.

After ruling out the possibility of organic disease, the doctor asked Li Na about her living situation and told her with certainty that it was her long-term excessive stress that led to mental stress, which caused endocrine disorders and changed her condition. The regularity of menstruation.

Expert analysis: If women of childbearing age are under long-term stress, the function of the pituitary gland will be inhibited, so that the ovaries will no longer secrete female hormones and ovulate, and menstruation will begin to be disordered. Similarly, long-term depression, sulking or poor mood can also affect menstruation.

Warm Tips

1. To relieve mental stress, you can engage in some full-body exercises, such as swimming and running, once or twice a week for 30 minutes each time.

2. Eat more dishes that can reduce stress, such as bananas, cabbage, potatoes, shrimps, chocolate, ham, corn, tomatoes, etc.

The second reason for menstrual disorders: catching cold

Xu Yan is a girl who likes to dress up. Even in winter, she often wears very thin clothes. She is a typical "be elegant but not elegant" Temperature" greedy and beautiful people. Moreover, like many urban girls, she also eats ice cream in cold winter days. Xu Yan went her own way and menstruation no longer came on time. Sometimes it came once every month or two, and the amount was much less than before.

Expert analysis: If women catch cold during menstruation, the blood vessels in the pelvic cavity will constrict, leading to ovarian function disorders, which can lead to low menstrual flow or even amenorrhea.

Warm Tips

1. During menstruation, you should protect yourself from cold and moisture, avoid getting exposed to rain, wading, swimming, drinking cold drinks, etc., especially prevent your lower body from getting cold, and keep warm.

2. You may wish to add green onions, beans, pumpkins, garlic, ginger, chestnuts, oranges and other foods to the recipe; in addition, vinegar, sauce, vegetable oil, chili, pepper and other seasonings and beef and chicken broth , all play a certain role in the irregular menstruation caused by this situation.

The third reason for menstrual disorders: electromagnetic waves

Pagers, mobile phones, and business communication are all indispensable; DV players, electric woks, cordless phones, vacuum cleaners... Ayun's life Surrounded by appliances. But Ayun's "good friends" don't listen to her commands like these electrical appliances. Instead, they are more and more frequent, and the attacks are irregular, which makes Ayun very troubled.

Expert analysis: Various household appliances and electronic equipment will produce different electromagnetic waves during use. These electromagnetic waves act on the human body for a long time and will have a bad impact on women’s endocrine and reproductive functions, leading to endocrine disorders. Menstrual disorders.

Warm Tips

1. Take good protection when operating the computer on a daily basis.

2. It is a safer choice to install a hands-free handset intercom on your mobile phone. Of course, it's best not to use your phone for long periods of time.

3. Use the microwave less and the refrigerator should not be placed in the bedroom. Pay attention to the scientific use of electrical appliances and try to avoid using multiple electrical appliances at the same time. The continuous use time should not be too long and the times should not be too frequent.

4. Eat more carrots, bean sprouts, tomatoes, lean meat, animal liver and other foods rich in vitamins A, C and protein, and often drink green tea, which can effectively prevent and reduce the impact of electromagnetic pollution on the human body. hazards.

The fourth reason for menstrual irregularities: constipation

Julie works for a foreign company and works at a fast pace. She usually orders takeout or goes to a nearby fast food restaurant for lunch, and eats a lot of food. It is staple food and meat, with very few fruits and vegetables. Gradually, Julie became constipated, and later her menstruation, which had always been on time, began to be disrupted. Julie was puzzled: Could abnormal menstruation be related to eating fast food?

Expert analysis: Constipation may cause menstrual disorders in women. When the rectum is overfilled with stool, the cervix is ??pushed forward and the body of the uterus tilts backward. If the uterus is retroverted repeatedly for a long time, the veins in the broad ligament will be compressed and blocked, and the uterine wall will be congested and lose its elasticity. If the uterus remains in a retroverted position for a long time, low back pain and menstrual disorders will occur.

Warm Tips

1. Sweet prescription: Take a spoon each of sesame oil and honey, stir it before taking it, which can moisturize the stomach and promote gastrointestinal motility.

2. Drinking one or two bowls of hot vegetable soup every morning on an empty stomach has a significant effect on treating constipation.

3. Eucommia tea is a good drink for people with constipation. It can relieve constipation and reduce fat. Drinking lemon juice every morning and evening or after meals can promote gastrointestinal digestion, lose weight and soften stools.

4. Walnuts, yogurt, and dried green plums are all snacks that are good for laxatives. Consuming less coffee and eating more bananas can also promote defecation, but excessive consumption will be self-defeating.

The fifth reason for menstrual irregularities: drug abuse

Yingzi always likes colds and coughs. In order to recover quickly, she always takes a lot of medicine, and sometimes the doctor gives her antibiotics. injection. The disease recovered quickly at first, but later the "low-grade medicine" stopped working, so I had to use higher-grade and newer antibiotics. At the same time, she found that her menstrual period was starting to come later.

Expert analysis: Abuse or frequent large-scale use of antibiotics can cause menstrual irregularities, anovulation, and amenorrhea in women. This may be because the drugs suppress and damage the person's own resistance, leading to body dysfunction. .

Warm Tips

1. Good autoimmunity will help you resist minor illnesses.

2. Don’t “upgrade” antibiotics casually. Once high-level antibiotics are used, lower-level antibiotics will no longer work because the bacteria have developed resistance to them. Therefore, you should ask your doctor when taking medication, and be careful when “upgrading”.

The sixth reason for menstrual disorders: disco dancing

Wang Ke is a practitioner of urban fashion life. He often goes to disco dancing with friends or colleagues after get off work and never tires of it. After staying in the deafening music environment for a long time, his hearing seemed to have declined. But what surprised Wang Ke even more was that the menstrual cycle had also changed. The intervals were sometimes longer and sometimes shorter. What was going on?

Expert analysis: Noise can cause female dysfunction and have adverse effects on menstruation and fertility

Warm tips

Try to choose a quiet place for gatherings to reduce Exposure to noise. You can shorten the time you spend visiting a disco bar, or hold a party at your own home.

Seven reasons for menstrual irregularities: Smoking

Lulu often smoked cigars and smoked smoke. Later, she went to the hospital for treatment due to irregular menstruation for several months. The doctor prescribed medicine to her: quit smoking. This surprised her greatly.

Expert analysis: Nicotine in tobacco can reduce the secretion of sex hormones, thereby interfering with the physiological processes related to menstruation and causing irregular menstruation. Women who smoke more than 1 pack a day are three times more likely to have irregular menstruation than non-smoking women.

Warm Tips

1. Change bad living habits and quit smoking decisively.

2. Supplement appropriate amounts of vitamin C. Vitamin C can reduce the harm of smoking to the body. You can take some pills or eat more fruits such as oranges, oranges, and kiwis.

Menstrual diet therapy

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1. Decoct loofah to treat irregular menstruation:

Irregular menstruation Diet therapy - 1. Decoction 30g of loofah in water, add rice wine and take it orally to treat low back pain during menstruation. 2. Dry loofah seeds, boil in water, add a little brown sugar, mix with rice wine and drink warmly, once in the morning and once in the evening. It mainly treats irregular menstruation.

3. 1 old loofah, burnt and preserved, grind into powder, take 9g each time, mix it with salt and boiled water, it can cure menorrhagia.

2. Bake some black fungus, dry it and grind it into fine powder. Take it with brown sugar for 3-5 days each time to treat irregular menstruation in women.

3. Take 2 rooster combs, season them and cook them, 1-2 times a day, 3-5 days a month. Treats irregular menstruation in women.

Dietary therapy for irregular menstruation - 4. 2 pieces of tofu, 50g of mutton, 17g of ginger, season with salt, cook and take. It mainly treats irregular menstruation and spleen and stomach deficiency.

5. Add 500g of dried celery, add two cups of water, and fry into 1 cup. Take it regularly to treat irregular menstrual cycles, 8 or 9 days in advance, or even 1-2 times in January (ie, early menstruation).

6. 10g Angelica sinensis, boil in water, beat in 2 eggs, add 50g brown sugar. Take it once after each menstruation. It mainly treats irregular menstruation and blood deficiency.

Dietary therapy for irregular menstruation - 7. 30g of longan meat, 15g of red dates, boiled in soup. Indications for the treatment of functional uterine bleeding.

8. Remove the scales and internal organs of crucian carp or carp, wash them, and boil them into fish scale glue with warm water. Take 30g each time, mix it with warm wine and dissolve it in water. It mainly treats irregular menstruation.

9. 100g of rice and 250g of shepherd's purse (90g of dry product), cook them together into gruel for consumption. It mainly treats irregular menstruation.

What should ancient palace ladies do when they menstruate?

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Forty-six of Wang Jian's "Gong Ci":

The water in Yuchi is beautiful in spring, and it is divided into white jade canals everywhere. The king secretly told me that when the moon came, he called for someone to accompany him to wash his skirt.

In the Tang Dynasty, Longshou Canal, Yongan Canal and Qingming Canal were used to divert water into the city. "White Jade Canal" refers to a water canal made of white marble. "Enter the moon" means menstruation. The emperor should be informed in a secret way to avoid "running a red light". The maids accidentally soiled their skirts during menstruation, so they invited their female companions to wash their skirts by the water.

Hu Zhenheng pointed out in Volume 19 of "Tang Yin Gui Zhu" that there are two inaccuracies in this poem: one is "How can the Tian family wash their own skirts?" The concubines may not do much menial work, but Ordinary palace maids are engaged in various chores in the palace every day, and it is not surprising that they wash their own clothes; the other is that "they are so secretly told, and they are not familiar with the story of elixir." Using elixir to mark the face in red It's like this:

"Historical Records": "Cheng Ji avoided it and did not want to enter." The annotation says: "The emperor's concubines from the princes came to the imperial court one after another. If there was a menstrual event, they could not be restrained, and even more Don't say it verbally, use the elixir to see the face, and let the female historian see it. "No matter the emperor or the wives of the princes, they all "serve their husbands" in order, and no woman will participate when she is menstruating. It's my turn. I don't say it directly, but I mark my face with red color. It does not say that the emperor canceled the lucky plan when he directly saw a red mark on a woman's face, but let the "female historian" in charge see it. Then, it is reasonable for the supervisor to "secretly report" it.

During menstruation, women in the palace not only "enlighten their appearance with elixirs", but also wear rings. I have seen many opinions on whether to wear a gold ring or a silver ring, and whether to wear it on the left hand or the right hand, but they are basically believed to be the practices practiced in the harem of the Han Dynasty.

According to "San Yu Zuo Bi", the concubines and maids of the Han Dynasty would often wear a gold ring on their hands when they were menstruating or pregnant to remind the emperor not to have sex during this period. Roommate. Therefore, gold rings are also called "menstruation rings", which indicate abstaining from sexual intercourse during menstruation and are a warning sign.

There is also a saying that women in the harem of the Han Dynasty would wear a silver ring on their left hand whenever they were menstruating or pregnant. If they were favored by the emperor, they would be given a gold ring and wear it on their right hand. The female historian also recorded the date of intercourse with the emperor for future verification when the pregnancy was confirmed.

Let’s look at this statement again: before the beauties in the harem “join the emperor”, they must go through the registration and arrangements of the nuns. The nvs will issue two kinds of small rings to each palace maid, one is gold and the other is The seed is silver. If a palace maid is pregnant or is menstruating and cannot have sex, there is no need to say so, she just needs to put the gold ring on her left hand (if it is more clear which finger it is worn on, there will probably be countless explanations) ), as a "forbidden" signal, the female historian would not arrange for her to sleep with her when she saw it. Usually, the maids wear silver rings on their right hands.

Regardless of whether it is gold or silver, whichever hand you wear it on, wearing a ring during menstruation will "abstain" from sex.

Since we are talking about the menstruation of palace maids, we might as well talk about the so-called elixir related to it: "red lead".

"The red lead is Tiangui water." What is Tiangui? "Huangdi Neijing": "Menstrual events are called Tiangui." In fact, "red lead" is not an ordinary woman's menstruation, but the first menstruation of a virgin. "The color of the menstrual water changes as soon as it leaves the house. The color of the first meridian does not change suddenly, because it is full of yin and yang energy. For men, yang is outside and yin is inside; for women, yin is outside and yang is inside. The first meridian is the yang in the ridge. Yes. Isn’t it beneficial to use the yang in the ridge to supplement the yin in the middle? It’s beneficial to supplement the male, but it’s harmful to supplement the female. If you supplement the male, the yang will be used to strengthen the yin. " "Kanli" is a hexagram mentioned in the "Book of Changes", which combines yin, yang, water and fire.

The "first meridian" has the most yang energy. It stays fresh and moist after flowing out from a woman's vagina and does not change color immediately, which is a great tonic for men.

Zhu Houcong, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, was a superstitious believer in Taoism. In the early stage, he mainly wanted to achieve longevity, and in the later stage, he mainly "researched" Fangzhongshu. According to the theory of Taoist priests, Fangzhongshu itself is a kind of health-preserving technique. You only need to master certain skills, take secretly prepared elixirs, and mate with virgins more often, you can achieve the effect of harvesting yin, replenishing yang, and prolonging life. . During the Jiajing reign of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, refining chun medicine for the emperor became the main task of Taoist priests. Among them, the small pills made of "red lead" (also called "Xiantian Dan Lead") were the most famous.

In order to refine the medicine, the relevant departments recruited young girls aged 13 or 14 into the palace. On the one hand, they provided raw materials for refining red lead pills. tools.

In addition to the "first meridian", the ingredients of red lead pills also include a variety of Chinese herbal medicines, minerals and "autumn stones". Qiu Shi, some say it is the urine of a boy, some say it is the urine of both a boy and a girl. Mr. Joseph Needham, a British researcher on the history of Chinese science and technology, said that the "Qiu Shi" practiced by Taoist priests in the Ming Dynasty was actually a sex hormone preparation extracted from a large amount of human urine. In other words, with the addition of Qiushi, the red lead pills have more chun-tong function. Taking the red lead pills made the emperor more energetic and able to "tonic" with more virgins.