Sexual Health
What medications should not be taken during menstruation? What are the contraindications during menstruation
What are the taboos during menstruation? Menstruation is every woman's good friend. There are many preventive measures during menstruation, whether it's lifestyle or diet. The following series will introduce taboos during menstruation.
Women should pay full attention to the safety of menstrual medication: on the one hand, some medications can cause menstrual abnormalities, and on the other hand, menstrual bleeding can also affect the efficacy of some medications. So, what medications should be used with caution during and even before menstruation in women?
1. Anti-obesity medication
Anti-obesity medication mostly contain ingredients that inhibit appetite. If used during menstruation, it may lead to menstrual disorder, polyuria or Dysuria, palpitation, anxiety, and even amenorrhea.
2. Laxative
Laxatives, such as magnesium sulfate and sodium sulfate, can cause reflex pelvic congestion and are contraindicated during menstruation; Other gastrointestinal motility drugs should also be cautious or avoided.
3. Sexual hormone drugs
The synthesis and metabolic balance of female sex hormones are closely related to the Menstrual cycle. Therefore, it is not advisable to use sex hormone drugs during menstruation to avoid menstrual disorders. For example, androgen can lead to decreased menstruation, menopause, irregular cycle, etc., and progesterone (progesterone) can lead to Breast pain or irregular vaginal bleeding
4. Anticoagulants
Anticoagulant can cause menorrhagia, even massive bleeding, and should be avoided during menstruation, such as Coumarin, heparin, thrombolytic agents, etc.
5. Hemostatic drug
Hemostatic drugs, such as Anluoxue and Vitamin K, can reduce the permeability of capillaries, promote the contraction of capillaries, and lead to poor menstruation after use. In addition, Chinese medicine or traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations with strong hemostatic effect should also be used cautiously.
6. Thyroxine preparation
Thyroxine preparation can cause menstrual disorder, and it is forbidden to take during menstruation.
Women need to know that there are 9 taboos during menstruation
1. Avoid drinking strong tea and coffee
During menstruation, the proportion of alcohol reducing enzymes in women's bodies decreases, and their ability to break down alcohol also decreases accordingly. At this point, besides being more prone to getting drunk than usual, alcohol is also difficult to excrete and remains in the body, causing harm. Strong tea and coffee contain high levels of caffeine, which can easily lead to dysmenorrhea, prolonged menstruation, or excessive bleeding. At the same time, tannic acid in tea binds to iron in the intestine and food, affecting iron absorption and leading to anemia and other problems.