What happens if your menstrual period lasts more than 7 days?

　　female The normal menstrual cycle is basically 3 to 7 days. If the menstrual cycle lasts for more than 7 days, or even lasts for half a month before it is clear, this is called prolonged menstruation in Chinese medicine. The pathogenesis of prolonged menstruation may be either false or true. The true syndrome is mostly due to blood stasis blocking the menstrual flow, and new blood cannot return to the menstruation. The deficient syndrome is mostly caused by yin deficiency and internal heat, which disturbs the sea of ​​blood, resulting in prolonged menstruation.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the causes of women’s prolonged menstruation can be divided into deficiency and excess, so regulating menstruation must distinguish between deficiency and excess before proceeding.

　　1. Qi stagnation and blood stasis: If a woman is usually depressed, it will cause qi stagnation and blood stasis over time. Or when a woman is menstruating, she gives birth to Postpartum Feel the cold evil, which blocks the movement of Qi and blood and causes blood stasis. Because blood stasis blocks the cell veins, new blood cannot return to the menstruation, resulting in delayed menstrual bleeding.

　　2. Yin deficiency and internal heat: If a woman has a constitution of yin deficiency, or has lost yin fluid due to long-term illness, excessive childbirth, or excessive sexual intercourse, the yin blood in the body will be depleted. Yin deficiency and internal heat make the blood sea restless, and menstrual blood cannot flow normally, resulting in prolonged menstruation. 》》》 Why does a woman’s menstrual period turn dark?

　　In addition, the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine focuses on the overall observation of words and expressions, and whether a woman has any symptoms can also be observed from her complexion. Irregular menstruation phenomenon. This is not because Chinese medicine doctors can read faces, but because Chinese medicine doctors believe that changes in the internal organs, qi and blood will be reflected on people's faces.