Menstruation is a normal physiological reaction in women, and there are also abnormalities in daily life. Delayed menstruation is one of the manifestations of irregular menstruation, and we must pay attention to it after this situation occurs.
What Is Delayed Menstruation
Postponement of menstruation means that women's menstruation is more than 7 days later than the normal Menstrual cycle. The normal cycle for women is 28 to 30 days, with an advance or delay of about 7 days still within the normal range, and the length of the cycle varies from person to person. If a woman finds that her menstrual cycle has been delayed for more than a week, it is considered delayed. There are many factors that affect menstruation, including emotions, medication, daily routines, and so on, which vary from person to person. Once it is more than 10 days old, it is very likely that you are pregnant. It is best to go to the hospital for scientific screening. If it is not pregnancy, you should also go to check if you have a gynecological disease.
Symptoms of delayed menstruation
1. Qi stagnation type delayed menstruation:
Menstrual symptoms: Delayed menstruation, low menstrual volume, normal color or dark red with lumps, and poor discharge.
Systemic symptoms: depression, bloating, breast swelling, chest pain, dull or slightly dull tongue, or thin yellow tongue coating.
2. Phlegm obstruction type delayed menstruation:
Menstrual symptoms: Delayed menstruation, with light and mucinous menstrual color, and excessive vaginal discharge before and after menstruation.
Systemic symptoms: obesity, dizziness, palpitations, abdominal tightness, nausea, coughing and phlegm accumulation, poor appetite, eating less, tongue fat, tooth marks, and greasy fur.
3. Delayed menstruation due to blood deficiency:
Menstrual symptoms: delayed, low volume, light color, and sparse texture
Systemic symptoms: pale or pale complexion, dizziness and dizziness, palpitations and insomnia, and even dull pain in the lower abdomen, lingering and liking to massage, pale lips and tongue, thin and white coating.
4. Delayed menstruation in kidney deficiency type:
Menstrual symptoms: Delayed menstruation, low menstrual volume and thin quality, with dark or dull menstrual color.
Systemic symptoms: lumbosacral pain, excessive nocturia, excessive vaginal discharge, thin texture, dizziness and tinnitus, thin tongue texture, thin coating, and whitening.
Menstrual delay check
1. Ultrasound examination: It can determine pregnancy and also reflect the condition of the uterus, ovaries, and pelvis through this examination. Check whether there are Uterine fibroid, endometriosis, Uterine malformation, Ovarian cyst, pelvic inflammation, adnexitis, etc.
2. Gynecological examination: gynecological internal examination, digital Colposcopy examination, leucorrhea routine and other gynecological examinations. Among them, Colposcopy can magnify the vulva, vagina, and cervix by 4-50 times, identify tiny tissues, and find some Minimal change disease that cannot be found by the naked eye.