Vaginal bleeding during puberty

Vaginal bleeding during adolescence is also called functional uterine bleeding. It is a type of anovulatory bleeding and is closely related to ovarian dysfunction. If this happens, you must go to the hospital for examination in time. It can be treated with certain medications. In daily life, you should eat a lighter diet and avoid overeating. Before the menstrual period, you should strengthen your conditioning and avoid catching cold. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Vaginal bleeding during puberty

Adolescent functional uterine bleeding is a type of anovulatory functional uterine bleeding and falls under the category of abnormal uterine bleeding. Generally, adolescent girls do not have organic lesions of the reproductive system. In adolescent girls, since the central nervous system's function in regulating the menstrual cycle is not yet fully developed, the level of follicle-stimulating hormone is higher than that of luteinizing hormone, and the pituitary gland is not sensitive enough to the feedback from the ovaries.

The cause of adolescent functional uterine bleeding is that the ovarian function and ovulation mechanism are not yet perfect during adolescence. Due to study pressure, mental stress or intense exercise, nutritional imbalance, etc., ovarian dysfunction and abnormal sex hormone secretion occur, resulting in irregular vaginal bleeding. "Mengiorrhea" is divided into "menorrhea in the middle" and "menorrhea in the lower part". Mengiorrhea in the middle means bleeding like a flood, with a lot of blood. Some girls suffer from severe anemia due to excessive blood loss.

Therefore, although the ovaries have estrogen to promote the growth of follicles, they lack the peak of luteinizing hormone necessary for ovulation, so ovulation still cannot occur. At this time, the endometrium undergoes proliferative changes or even excessive proliferative changes simply due to the action of estrogen. When the estrogen level in the body fluctuates greatly, irregular uterine bleeding occurs.

Prevention methods

1. Eat a light diet and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C.

2. Avoid overeating to prevent damage to the spleen and stomach; avoid spicy and overly cold foods.

3. Health foods for the premenstrual period include rice, cabbage, leek, celery, orange, etc.; health foods for the postmenstrual period include milk, pig pancreas, carrot, safflower, etc.; foods that can be eaten before and after menstruation include kelp, dried dates, tofu skin, sorghum, coix seed, mutton, apple, etc.

4. Foods that are taboo during menstruation include cold foods such as snow pears, bananas, water chestnuts, stone fungus, stone flower, and ground fungus; spicy foods such as cinnamon, prickly ash, cloves, pepper, and chili peppers; foods that damage the spleen, stomach, or kidney qi, such as water chestnuts, wild rice shoots, winter melon, kale, bracken, black fungus, and rabbit meat.

5. Strengthen health publicity and education. For postmenopausal bleeding and menopausal menstrual disorders, attention should be paid to excluding the possibility of cancer. For young women with menorrhagia who have not responded to treatment for 2 to 3 months, cytology and endometrial and endocervical examinations should be performed. For patients who have been confirmed to have precancerous lesions such as endometrial adenomatous hyperplasia or atypical hyperplasia, total hysterectomy should be performed according to the patient's condition.

6. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the vulva when bleeding occurs, and change underwear and menstrual pads and other menstrual products frequently; never fail to clean the vulva due to bleeding. On the contrary, it must be cleaned every day during menstruation to remove blood stains. You can use some vulva cleansers or wash with warm water, but avoid taking a bath in a tub; married women should avoid sexual intercourse during the bleeding period. If the amount of bleeding is large, it may cause anemia and reduced body resistance. Hemostasis measures should be strengthened and anti-infection should be used as appropriate to prevent the occurrence of inflammation and acute infectious diseases.