Dysmenorrhea is a common female gynecological condition that occurs very frequently throughout a woman’s life. In dysmenorrhea, lower abdominal distension, cold pain, stabbing pain, hidden pain, cramping pain, etc. may occur, and in severe cases, the pain may extend to the lower back and even involve the thighs and feet. At the same time, breast swelling and pain, anal swelling, chest tightness and irritability, sadness and irritability, insomnia, headache and dizziness, nausea and vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea, tiredness and weakness, cold limbs, cold sweat, fainting and other symptoms may occur.
Dysmenorrhea may lead to the following hazards.
1, accelerate aging
Dysmenorrhea women’s qi and blood in a state of imbalance, the body free radicals are abnormally active, which leads to aging age at least 5 years earlier than normal women. Chinese medicine can generally tell whether a woman has dysmenorrhea from her facial color, mainly because women with dysmenorrhea always have a grayish complexion and dry skin, which makes it easy to form facial problems such as pigmentation and acne.
2.Bringing gynecological diseases
More than 1/3 of breast enlargement is caused by dysmenorrhea; more than 1/2 of uterine diseases are related to dysmenorrhea, such as uterine inflammation, uterine fibroids and endometriosis; in addition, dysmenorrhea may also cause pelvic inflammatory disease.
3. Affect fertility
Dysmenorrhea is closely related to infertility, with 56% of infertility patients having dysmenorrhea. Experts have confirmed that women with a history of dysmenorrhea for more than 5 years have 65 times the rate of fetal hypoxia than women without a history of dysmenorrhea. The perinatal mortality rate of fetuses is 17 times higher than that of fetuses of women without a history of dysmenorrhea! Therefore, women with dysmenorrhea must undergo preconception checkups if they have childbirth requirements.
4. Causes disharmony in married life
According to statistics, 60% of women with dysmenorrhea are prone to low libido, sexual frigidity and lack of sexual ability after marriage. Dysmenorrhea is the most obvious external manifestation of uterine abnormalities. The abnormal uterine environment will affect the vaginal environment, and the number of cells and secretion of the inner surface of the vagina will gradually decrease, causing vaginal dryness and inadequate lubrication, pain during sexual intercourse, and even inability to continue, which will seriously lead to the couple’s aversion to sexual life.
5.Decrease intelligence
In addition to nausea, vomiting and other discomforts, dysmenorrhea can also affect a woman’s intelligence. Pain not only affects the sensory organs’ ability to feel, but also affects the brain’s ability to think, resulting in shorter attention spans and impairing women’s cognitive functions.
Classification of dysmenorrhea
Grade I dysmenorrhea: Pain in the abdomen is obvious, accompanied by lumbar pain, without systemic symptoms, and able to study and work normally. The number of this type of dysmenorrhea accounts for 45.73% of the total
Grade II dysmenorrhea: unbearable pain in the abdomen, accompanied by lumbar pain, nausea and vomiting, the pain can be relieved by pain relief measures, accounting for 40.72% of the total number of dysmenorrhea
Grade III dysmenorrhea: the pain in the abdomen is unbearable, seriously affecting work, study and daily life, and patients must rest in bed. It accounts for about 13.55% of the total number of dysmenorrhea.
Self-assessment of dysmenorrhea grade
1.Obvious abdominal pain 1 point
2.With pale face 1 point
3.With back pain 1 point
4.With nausea and vomiting 1 point
5.With anal swelling 1 point
6.The pain is temporarily relieved by general pain relief measures 1 point
7.Points for pain within one day
8.2 points for intolerable abdominal pain
9.With cold sweat 2 points
10.With restlessness in sitting and lying 2 points
11.With cold extremities 2 points
12.Requiring bed rest 2 points
13.Interference with work and study 2 points
14.Not relieved by general pain relief measures 2 points
15.Add 2 points for each additional day of pain
16.Shock 4 points
Self-test results]
Grade 1 (mild) dysmenorrhea: the points are 0-4. This kind of pain can be relieved by psychological and dietary regulation, and appropriate consumption of ginger tea, brown sugar water and rose tea can achieve the effect of pain relief.
Grade 2 (moderate) dysmenorrhea: points of 4-10. This type of pain can be treated with appropriate medication, choosing western drugs of analgesic and antispasmodic type, or seeking Chinese medicine to dredge the liver and regulate qi, activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, warm the menstruation and disperse cold.
Grade 3 (severe) dysmenorrhea: the points are 10-20. This degree of physiological pain has reached a fairly severe level. For adolescent females, this type of pain not only affects daily work and study, but also affects growth and development. For women of childbearing age, this kind of pain may induce various gynecological diseases.
If your menstrual pain is at a level 2 or higher, please seek medical attention promptly. In addition, even if your body has not reached the warning line of pain, you should always adjust your bad mood caused by pain and deal with the stress of life calmly.