Hypomenorrhea
Poor menstruation (hypomenorrhea) is a gynecological disease that manifests itself in menstrual disorders. Hypomenorrhea is a scanty brown monthly that does not reach the standard physiological norm in its volume. During hypomnorrhea, blood secretions are not abundant at all and have a brown tint. This disease is characterized by short menstrual discharge (oligomenorrhea) or their complete absence (amenorrhea). Hypomenorrhea can serve as a diagnostic indicator of a change in female physiology or a derivative process of the development of pathologies of a woman’s sexual sphere. If a woman has hypomenorrhea, only an experienced doctor can suggest treatment.
The content of the article:
Why meager periods? Reasons and facts
Symptoms of hypomenorrhea
The main approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of poor menstruation
Hypomenorrhea
Hypomenorrhea is a violation in the menstrual cycle, in which there are reduced standard accepted indicators. During any menstrual cycle, the upper layer of the endometrium peels off in the uterine cavity, on the basis of which monthly bleeding occurs, which comes out directly from the female genital tract. With normalized indicators, this period of the menstrual cycle should be slightly painful or completely painless, with a total duration of up to 5 days with blood losses of about 150 ml.
Why are monthly periods meager? A decrease in menstrual discharge may indicate the development of the following diseases:
hypomenorrhea — the volume of menstrual discharge is less than 50 ml /month;
oligomenorrhea — the duration of menstrual discharge is less than 3 days;
opsomenorrhea — the menstrual cycle has increased in duration, which has reduced its rhythmicity;
spaniomenorrhea — very poor monthly brown (less than 4 times a year).
Hypomenorrhea is the easiest form of manifestation of scanty menstrual secretions. A dangerous exacerbation of this process is called spaniomenorrhea, and after that comes the cessation of menstruation, that is, amenorrhea.
Spaniomenorrhea is a very poor monthly, the cause of which is the untreated consequences of previous diseases.
In the primary form, hypomenorrhea occurs in adolescent girls during the formation of the menstrual cycle. Such deviations are based on congenital anomalies of the young reproductive system, general or sexual delay in the development of a girl, asthenia.
In the secondary form, hypomenorrhea is manifested by a sharp decrease in the usual duration of the menstrual cycle, its volume and frequency.
Why meager periods? Reasons and facts
Unfortunately, many women are tormented by the question, why are there scanty brown periods? If a woman’s monthly periods are scarce at the reproductive age, the reasons may lie in a malfunction of the ovaries or pituitary gland, which directly affects the functioning of the menstrual cycle. Also, the cause of the appearance of very poor menstruation may be the inferiority of the endometrium in the uterine cavity due to surgical intervention in the vital activity of the genitals, namely: frequent abortions and curettage. Chronic inflammatory processes in the female body such as tuberculosis are no exception. With violations of hormonal production, there is a lack of blood circulation in the uterus, which also leads to unhealthy changes in the endometrium. Very often, scanty brown menstruation is characteristic when taking contraceptives, if the latter are not properly selected and do not fit the female body. If a woman has a meager period, this is how many reasons there can be for their appearance!
Gynecologists do not stop studying meager brown periods, the reasons for which are described below:
metabolic disorders, hypovitaminosis;
stress and overload, neuropsychiatric diseases;
any operations and injuries of the genitourinary system;
improper use of contraceptives, incorrectly selected hormonal contraceptives;
surgical intervention and partial removal of the uterine body, incomplete development of the genitals;
lactation;
diseases of the endocrine system;
defeat of the genital system by viral rods and tuberculosis infection;
the costs of the profession;
intoxication.
If a woman has a meager period, the reasons for the appearance of which coincide with those listed, it is not worth thinking for a long time why there are meager periods. An experienced gynecologist will determine the cause and prescribe the necessary tests, and if there are poor monthly periods, treatment will be immediately prescribed.
Symptoms of hypomenorrhea
Usually, poor menstruation always manifests itself in the form of pale brown traces or drops on underwear.
With the development of hypomenorrhea, in addition to poor menstruation, nausea, lower back pain, headaches, constipation and dyspepsia, feelings of chest tightness are also observed. With menstrual discharge, a woman experiences severe pain, spastic uterine contractions. Some girls have nosebleeds that recur with each menstruation. With such meager monthly periods, the secretion of estrogens is rapidly decreasing, which leads to a weakening of reproductive function.
Even if the monthly is meager, the reasons may be different, or they may not exist at all. Such a manifestation in its primary form simply speaks of hormonal changes in a woman’s body that are associated with age-related perestroika. But the appearance of hypomenorrhea in the reproductive phase of a woman’s life cycle indicates very serious and dangerous disorders of the reproductive system and other organs.
The main approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of poor menstruation
To carry out a productive diagnosis of hypomenorrhea in order to assess the gradual development of the disease, it is mandatory to undergo a full examination by a gynecologist. The general diagnostic scheme for poor menstruation consists of:
thorough collection of anamnesis;
analysis of the genital tract for cytology;
smear tests;
tests for bakposev;
PCR diagnostics for the presence of sexual infections;
basal temperature analysis;
analysis for the presence of sex hormones in urine and blood;
information about the health status of the endometrium;
ultrasound examination of the ovaries and uterus;
complete gynecological examination.
The treatment regimen for poor menstruation is developed by a specialist doctor based on diagnostic results.
If the examination showed that the cause of hypomenorrhea was an unbalanced diet, insufficient physical activity, psychoemotional stress, in this case it is necessary to treat the causes of the disease with the help of consultations of a psychologist and a nutritionist.
In any case, an additional vitamin complex is prescribed, a scheme for taking special hormonal drugs is being developed, local treatment with antibacterial agents is used.
The very treatment of hypomenorrhea or poor menstruation consists of the treatment of the underlying (causal) disease and the restoration of the body’s strength. In the fight against poor menstruation, homeopathic remedies play a special role, which are as close as possible to the natural hormonal background of a woman.
If the monthly periods are very meager and are accompanied by general weakness, depression, headaches, apathy, frigidity, in this case, psychotherapeutic and physiotherapeutic treatment is resorted to in order to eliminate functional disorders.
During the period of premenopause and lactation, specific special treatment of meager periods is not required.
