What to do about irregular menstruation

Not long ago, a reader surnamed Xu, who lives in Hangzhou, sent an e-mail to this newspaper. In the e-mail, Ms. Xu wrote: I am 22 years old, or a junior college student. My menstrual condition is: if the day of the 2nd, the first three or four days of the amount of quite a lot, to the fifth day began to become very little, and very dry, like a lump of that, so it continues until the 9th. The tenth and eleventh are clean, and on the twelfth there is a small amount again, sometimes like a dirty thing. It just drips and drips, making Ms. Xu feel like she seems to have two cycles. She also wrote in detail: the large cycle is quite normal is dragging a little longer, the small cycle less but stomach pain, like a painful needle. What makes Ms. Xu even more distressed is that this summer, July 16 in the hospital where she studied, the results of the examination was found to have left breast fibroids about 5.3 × 3.5 mm, and breast hyperplasia on both sides. Later, back in Hangzhou, the largest checkup was 8mm x 5mm, and there were five or six small fibroids. Because of the relatively young age, it was decided to observe first and not to do surgery. “I’m back in school now, and I’m so distressed! Why did these diseases happen to me. I want to see a Chinese doctor when I come back from my winter break this time, and I hope you can help me. Thank you!” After seeing Ms. Xu’s email, the reporter then consulted with Dr. Jiang Ping, deputy director of the Department of Chinese Gynecology at Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr. Jiang said that Miss Xu’s case first of all to check whether it is a functional problem, or organic problems. If it is functional, it is estimated that endocrine-related, such as ovulatory bleeding and other endocrine disorders, you can measure the basal body temperature and come to the hospital to draw blood to check the level of sex hormones and ultrasound examination of the uterus and adnexa, can be treated with Chinese medicine, pay attention to the habits of life and diet. However, if the problem is organic, such as endometritis, cervical polyps, endometrial polyps, endometriosis, myometriosis and other causes of irregular menstruation, it should be treated in time, otherwise it will cause infertility and so on in time. In addition, Dr. Jiang also pointed out that dysmenorrhea is also related to gynecological inflammation. Because, inflammation and may cause poor flow of menstrual blood, therefore, pay attention to personal hygiene, especially during the menstrual period. As for Miss Xu’s breast fibroadenoma, Dr. Jiang believes that the current fibroid is not more than 1cm and is not a big problem. It may be caused by endocrine disorders and increased local estrogen secretion. You can first observe, pay attention to regular checkups, and if necessary, go to the breast surgery to do a small outpatient surgery can be. Relax, do not be too nervous, emotional tension will aggravate the condition. The actual fact is that you will be able to get a lot more than just a few of these.