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How to distinguish the monthly from bleeding?

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Menses and uterine bleeding are two different physiological phenomena. Menstruation is the norm for the female body, while the uterine bleeding, or metrorrhagia, signals problems in the body. How to distinguish them from each other?


What is the difference between monthly bleeding?

There are 5 signs that you should pay attention:

  • First and foremost, you want to install, what is the volume of blood lost. In the framework of the critical days the quantity must be at least 50 and not more than 80 grams per cycle. If the volume reaches 90 grams and more, can cause iron deficiency anemia;
  • To talk about uterine bleeding when there is a need to change pads every hour;

  • Another significant difference of bleeding from menstruation is that metrorrhagia may occur any day of the cycle and does not coincide with the intended commencement date. The least prolonged menstrual cycle is 21 days and the longest 35 days. To distinguish the bleeding of the implant type at early onset and increasing volumes allocation of blood;

  • It is important to pay attention to the hue of blood, as to distinguish from heavy periods uterine bleeding is possible and on this basis. So, with the onset of menstruation the blood dark, and if metrorrhagia – bright red and even scarlet;
  • You have to consider the duration of bleeding, because normal periods are from three to seven days.

    • Causes of uterine bleeding

    Factors that can trigger the beginning of metrorrhagia, should be considered:

    • Spontaneous or induced termination of pregnancy;

    • Tumor formation in the uterus or ovaries

    • Inflammation in the organs of the female reproductive system;
    • Diseases of endocrine nature.
    • Problems with the blood, for example clotting;

    • Strong andprolonged stress;

    • Vitamin deficiencies and poor nutrition;
    • General infectious processes;
    • The intoxication of the organism.

    Classification of uterine bleeding

    Metrorrhagia can be observed not only in adult women. Depending on the age, isolated in the first place, bleeding from the genital tract in infant girls. These allocations are scarce and natural hormonal nature, last for several days and did not require treatment.

    To the next type is referred metrorrhagia, which occurs during puberty, that is, aged 11 to 16 years. They are formed because of the hormonal changes the body, and also due to violations of emotional equilibrium, but can also be the result of various diseases of the sexual sphere.

    The study group included the most common pathology:

    • Uterine bleeding in women of reproductive age;

    • Metrorrhagia of menopause- induced diseases of the genital organs and hormonal problems.

    Dysfunctional (hormonal) uterine bleeding is also seen very often and can begin at any age. The reason for this are failures in the functioning of the endocrine glands: pituitary, hypothalamus, adrenal glands or the ovaries. In such metrorrhagia should correct the hormonal imbalance.

    As experts distinguish between ovulatory and anovulatory dysfunctional bleeding type. The first are produced in females in the reproductive age. The second is observed at menopause and are characterized by a significant duration (from one week to several months). They can be mild or heavy, but due to its duration, provokes anemia.

    Some girls are faced with so-called juvenile bleeding, which is characterized by seasonality and a sustained lack of ovulation. Along with juvenile metrorrhagia should be noted and those that occur during the menopause. They also have high frequency, which becomes a sign not only of the diseases of benign (leiomyoma of the uterus, or polyps), and malignant origin.

    Those metrorrhagia, which may occur in each of the three trimesters of pregnancy, are also included in the group of pathological uterine bleeding. They are notthe norm and need the fastest possible treatment. However, many women do not pay attention to them, believing that this is a natural process.

    The most dangerous and difficult to differentiable are of metrorrhagia:

  • Breakthrough – type are formed on the background of the use or hormonal contraceptives. In 90% of cases the appearance of breakthrough bleeding change the dosage of the medication. Bleeding can uterus is exposed to injury intrauterine spiral. In such case, the removal of contraceptive;
  • Bleeding profuse types are most strong, besides, the nature resemble menstruation. They can take place not only on the background of menstruation, but in the "dry" period. No one can stop them only with the help of drug therapy, hence the need for curettage.

    • Thus, to differentiate uterine bleeding from menstruation , it is sometimes very difficult. However, understanding what types of bleeding can basically faced woman is very important. This will allow as long as possible to preserve the reproductive function and time to seek medical assistance in case of problems with women's health.