Can you exercise during ovulatory bleeding?

Patient's question:

No

Doctor's answer:

Menstruation during ovulation should not involve exercise. If exercise increases bleeding, the cause of ovulatory bleeding is the rupture of the follicle and a decline in estrogen levels after ovulation, which cannot maintain the normal growth of the endometrium, leading to breakthrough bleeding. If it only lasts for one or two days and the bleeding is minimal, it does not affect daily life. Ovulatory bleeding can be treated with ethinyl estradiol, starting three days before ovulation and stopping 1–3 days after the bleeding stops.