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What to eat for conditioning? What precautions should be taken? Seeking answers from the experts~Doctor's answer:
Okay:Menstrual disorders are common issues many women face, including irregular cycles (either constantly shortening or extending), increased bleeding volume, etc. These conditions fall under dysfunctional uterine bleeding, commonly referred to as DUB. In women of reproductive age, menstrual disorders are often caused by poor luteal function, meaning there is a cycle, but it may shorten or the bleeding is excessively heavy.
Some women may have a menstrual period every 20 days due to poor luteal function. Similarly, others might have a period every 30 days, but with prolonged bleeding, which is also a result of poor luteal function. While these cases are relatively common, the problem is not severe, as the bleeding volume is not excessively large.
In adolescents and postmenopausal women, anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding is more prevalent. Its main characteristic is a lack of regularity—sometimes months may pass without a period, and when bleeding occurs, it is often very heavy. In clinical settings, some teenage girls and postmenopausal women have hemoglobin levels as low as 4 grams, whereas a normal hemoglobin level should be 13 grams. A 1-gram decrease in hemoglobin is equivalent to losing approximately 400 milliliters of blood. If excessive bleeding leads to a 9-gram decrease in hemoglobin, it means the blood loss has reached around 3,600 milliliters, causing the person to become severely weakened.