Reasons for early and delayed menstruation

For women, the menstrual period is a regular cycle, but in real life, many women's menstrual period is either advanced or delayed. In fact, whether the menstrual period is early or late, there are certain reasons. If it exceeds the normal range, it means that there are certain problems with women's physical health. Below, we will introduce in detail the reasons for early and delayed menstruation!

1. Causes of early menstruation

1. Disease factors: If a woman suffers from certain diseases, including local inflammation of the reproductive organs, tumors, intracranial diseases, endocrine dysfunction, or takes medication for a long time, it is easy to cause abnormal menstruation in women.

2. Endocrine dysfunction: mainly due to unstable or defective function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis, which can easily cause unstable menstruation in women.

3. Influence of drugs: Some drugs can cause endocrine disorders in women after taking them, such as some contraceptives, chemotherapy drugs, drugs for treating mental illness, etc. Once you stop taking these medicines, your periods will generally return to normal.

4. The impact of the IUD: Some women will experience early menstruation after having the IUD inserted. There is no need to worry too much about this situation, as menstruation will gradually return to normal.

5. Diet: If women consume excessive amounts of spicy food and supplements for a long time, or if they are malnourished due to dieting, it can easily cause changes in the endocrine environment and lead to irregular menstruation.

2. Reasons for delayed menstruation

1. Pregnancy: Generally, pregnancy can be detected 7 days after intercourse. If a woman of childbearing age has had sexual intercourse before and her period is delayed for more than a week, she should consider whether she is pregnant. There are many ways to determine whether you are pregnant. Early pregnancy test strips are often used to determine it. In order to know accurately whether you are pregnant, you can go to the hospital for a blood HCG test.

2. Drug factors: Studies have shown that long-term use of birth control pills, emergency contraceptive pills, the gastrokinetic drug metoclopramide, drugs for the treatment of hyperthyroidism, and the Chinese medicine tripterygium wilfordii glycosides can all cause delayed menstruation. For certain medications that may cause delayed menstruation, they should be taken reasonably under the guidance of a doctor if the need for treatment is ruled out.

3. Mental factors: Delayed menstruation is mostly related to mental stress. If a woman is too nervous or under too much work pressure, it may lead to delayed menstruation, dysmenorrhea, or even amenorrhea. Some women may experience abdominal distension, back pain, etc. during their menstrual period. These are all normal and there is no need to be overly nervous.

4. Influence of diseases: Menstrual conditions are closely related to women’s physical health. Diseases such as cervical adhesions, premature ovarian failure, polycystic ovary syndrome, abnormal thyroid function, chronic hepatitis, tumors, severe iron deficiency anemia, etc. can all lead to delayed menstruation.

3. Is it better for women to have their menstruation earlier or later?

1. Women under 35

Of course, a regular menstrual cycle is the best, but if it is simply about early or late menstruation, it still depends on age. If you are a young woman under 35 years old, it doesn't matter if your menstruation is early or late, and there is no need to worry. Emotional instability, emotional impulses, environmental changes, pregnancy, abortion, childbirth and any other factors can cause young women's menstruation to be advanced or delayed.

2. Women over 40

For women over 40, they have entered middle age. Their physical condition is no longer as good as when they were young. Generally speaking, delayed menstruation is better than early menstruation. There is no problem with one or two early menstruation occasionally, but everyone will be affected by psychological pressure.