Menstruation over time for every woman becomes something mundane, something that comes once a month, and you just need to go through it. But when clots appear during menstruation and other changes, many women begin to sound the alarm.
Let's figure it out together, blood clots during menstruation - this is the norm or pathology, and at the same time decide what to do in such a situation.
Most women know that discharge during menstruation is the secret of the uterine gland and blood. In addition to these components, there are pieces of the endometrium and vaginal epithelium in the menstrual flow.
When a woman moves, secret and blood are released regularly. If the female body is at rest (sleep, sitting, lying, etc.), then the blood begins to exit the vagina more slowly, gathers there and coagulates. From this, clots form during menstruation. These accumulations of thick blood are waste egg material.
Basically, menstrual flow is abundant and dense, because the enzymes responsible for blood thinning do not have time to do their job. So appear in menstrual clots, a small amount in the menstrual blood of which doctors consider normal.
Blood clots also appear during menstruation in those women who have an intrauterine device inserted . These clots are part of the egg that has been fertilized, but washed off during menstruation.
Together with clots during menstruation, not so much blood comes out as it might seem at first glance. In addition, all of it is compensated by the body, so there can be no big blood loss. The color of the clots is usually dark red, more saturated than menstrual blood.
But if the clots are abundant and accompanied by pain, you should immediately consult a gynecologist, as these signs can signal endometriosis. This is a female disease, the cause of which can be smoking, abortion, alcohol, hormonal failure, inflammatory processes in the female genital organs and much more. Symptoms of this disease can also be blood clots after menstruation. Only a doctor can recognize this disease with your timely visit. Timely analysis of smears, blood and urine taken from you, an ultrasound scan will help the gynecologist correctly diagnose your disease, prescribe timely treatment and procedures so that deviations in your health do not become chronic. It is possible that a blood coagulation test is needed. With an early diagnosis of your disease, a complete cure can be guaranteed.
If the appearance of clots is also accompanied by a feeling of intense fatigue, severe bleeding, loss of strength, then your first step is to see a doctor for examination and examination.
Bend of the uterus, thrombosis, an excess of vitamins B can also cause blood flow with clots during menstruation.
If you suddenly had previously unseen clots with menstruation, similar to the “liver”, an unpleasant odor, decreased performance, there is reason to visit a gynecologist. After all, these signs can indicate a serious pathology of the body as a whole and the reproductive system in particular.
Clots during menstruation can also talk about miscarriage in the early stages, when pregnancy is still difficult to determine. Then their color can be slightly yellow or gray, since a fetal egg comes out with clots, which rejected the body.
So, to summarize in our conversation. If your period is regular, with small blood clots in the discharge, you should not ring the bell with anxiety. A doctor should be consulted if menstruation is accompanied by heavy bleeding, severe pain, irritability and fatigue.