Menstruation Disorder V – Understanding Menorrhagia: Definition, Causes and Symptoms

Last Updated on Monday, 5 April 2010 10:27 Written by Natural Health Team Monday, 5 April 2010 10:27

I. Introduction
As we mentioned in previous articles menstruation is the shedding of the uterine lining. It is normal to the reproductive system of women and happens on a regular basis. Normal menstruation happens around 3 to 7 days. During the monthly menstrual cycle, female sex hormones prepare the uterus to support a pregnancy. If pregnancy happens, menstruation will be suspended until giving birth of a child, abortion, or miscarriage. Otherwise the uterine lining sheds and menstrual blood, tissues, fluid and mucus leave the body through the vagina caused by natural reaction in the female reproductive system from low levels of certain growth hormones.

II. Menorrhagia
The last stage of the menstrual cycle is the shedding of an endometrial lining’s blood vessels. Normally,the process of blood forming clots occurs(coagulation) to limit and repair the damaged blood vessel resulting in a stoppage of blood flow. Menorrhagia is an abnormally heavy and prolonged menstrual period with excessive menstrual bleeding lasting longer than 7 days or blood loss exceeding 80 ml caused by abnormal blood clotting, disruption of normal hormonal regulation of periods, or disorders of the endometrial lining of the uterus.
Since normal menstrual cycle about 28 days in duration, with bleeding lasting an average of total blood loss less than 80 mL, women with menorrhagia over the menstruation may have blood loss greater than the body’s iron reserves and reproduced by the body leading to anemia.

III. Causes
1. Stress
Women whp cannot adjust to events in life that are stressful, or seem to be stressful in their mind causes hormone imbalance resulting in overproduction of either estrogen or progesterone.
2. Hormone imbalance
For whatever reason, heavy blood flow may also occur for most women.
3. Vitamin K deficiency
Vitamin K is blood coagulation. Normally produced by bacteria in the intestine, women with intestine diseases may not produce enough vitamin K to stop the heavy flowing of blood during menstruation.
4. Anemia
Women with the type of anemia having red blood cells breaking down faster than normal people, may also have heavy flowing of blood during menstruation caused by regular blood flow and breaking off of red blood cells thereby, reducing the coagulation function.
5. Perimenopause
Women in the perimenopause normally have higher levels of estrogen levels and lower levels of progesterone because ovulation is less consistent.

IV. Symptoms
1. Spotting or bleeding between menstrual periods
2. Excessive menstrual bleeding
3. Heavy period
4. Symptoms of anemia (caused by loss of iron in the blood)
5. Constant pain in the lower abdomen during menstrual period
6. Irregular menstrual periods

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Irregular Menstruation Natural Treatment – You Can Treat Irregular Menstruation

Last Updated on Saturday, 27 March 2010 10:27 Written by Natural Health Team Saturday, 27 March 2010 10:27

If you are looking for irregular menstruation natural treatment, look no further but herbal treatment. This is because herbs have become an increasingly popular as natural therapy for common symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), including cramps and bloating. Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs have been touted as being very beneficial in treating many menstruation problems, like irregular menstruation, as well as tackling other common menstrual troubles like irritating nature, anger, menstrual cramps and pains in pelvic and back region.

But how exactly do herbs can be used as irregular menstruation natural treatment and also what types of herbs act best in treating different menstruation issues and its associated conditions?

There are some specific herbs used as irregular menstruation natural treatment since they have capability to restore the female hormones and also to calm down their aggressive moods.
For instance the following menstrual problems and menstrual symptoms can be treated using the following natural herbs:

·    Menstrual cramps: The herbs like false unicorn root and cramp bark are reported to reduce and relieve cramps associated with PMS and thus can bring PMS relief. Red raspberry is another herb which can relieve the menstrual cramps. These herbs can be particularly helpful for women who have dysmenorrhea. Ayurvedic herb Jatamansi is especially helpful for the conditions associated with menstruation.

· Heavy periods: Herbs such as shepherd’s purse, yarrow, and nettles help to reduce heavy bleeding as they direct the flow of blood away from the pelvic region. Women who have been suffering from chronically heavy menstruation, known as menorrhagia, are prime indications to get benefited from healing properties of such herbs.

·    Irregular periods: The women who suffer from irregular periods, a condition whose medical term is oligomenorrhea, there are plenty of Ayurvedic and Chinese herbs that can help to regulate their menstruation periods. Such herbs include jatamansi, ashoka, blue cohosh, ginger and skullcap and kumari. Parsley is also reported to check irregular or absent periods.

Irregular menstruation natural treatment also includes some holistic healing techniques (such as holistic exercises like yoga and Pranayama) that help in calming down the aggressive mood and also to check out the imbalance in the female hormones. Generally, the herbs that contain healing properties help alleviating more than one health problems. Because herbs work in a both ways; they prevent and treat a variety of illnesses, diseases and conditions including menstruation problems. Herbs are also said to treat a person’s overall physical and emotional health and not only some particular symptoms.

Irregular menstruation natural treatment can be achieved by consuming some herbal products. But herbs work best when they are accompanied with some other natural therapies such as including a healthy diet and balanced fitness programs. In this way, a woman suffering from menstruation problems can also get benefited of some other illnesses like:-

·    Depression

·    Stress

·    Insomnia

·    Headache

·    Muscle tension and pain

·    Anxiety
In any case, if the menstruation problems are not relieved using natural therapies, one should immediately rush to some gynecologist to find out the underlying cause, which could be serious and may require some surgical approach.

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