Is it normal to have your period twice a month?

Patient's question:

1. Women under 50 have normal menstruation
2. In the past year, each month the menstruation lasts for 7 days and then stops for 5 days before coming again. Is there a gynecological disease?

Doctor's answer:

Irregular menstruation has many causes, which are typically divided into two major categories in clinical practice: one is functional, such as irregular menstruation caused by endocrine dysfunction; the other is organic, such as conditions like pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis, and endometriosis, which can also lead to irregular menstruation.
Go to the hospital for a check-up and take medication accordingly. In daily life, eat more foods that boost qi and blood, or use traditional Chinese medicine for regulating menstruation, such as angelica sinensis (Dang Gui), astragalus (Huang Qi), and Leonurus cardiaca (Yi Mu Cao). Drink plenty of water, reduce the intake of spicy and irritating foods, pay attention to a balanced diet, and exercise more.
Wishing you good health.