August 28 - 2010 All About Women Health - Irregular Menstruation

What Are the First Signs of Menopause? Irregular Bleeding Explained
By George Christodoulou


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Among the many early signs of menopause is irregularity in a woman's menstrual cycle. Typically, this irregularity first appears in the form of changes in both the frequency and intensity of menstrual activity. In perimenopause - the period directly preceding menopause, the length of the cycle will ordinarily shorten. 28 day cycles will shorten by as much as three or four days. As a woman progresses through perimenopause, the cycle gradually lengthens, with menstruation frequently being skipped altogether for months at a time. As a result, irregular bleeding occurs as one of the first signs of menopause.
Irregular bleeding generally entails an increase in the amount of blood flow during menstruation in the early stages of perimenopause, which eventually becomes lighter in the later stages until only light spotting occurs. These changes in the intensity of menstruation often occur as a result of the body's failing to release an egg during the period in which ovulation should occur. As a result, the body receives no natural signal to begin menstruation - if that happens frequently enough, the entire uterine lining can begin to be shed which then causes longer periods of bleeding. Perimenopause is an unpredictable period in life, and even this shedding can self-correct if menstruation begins again before the uterine lining is gone.
There are a number of ways to determine if you suffer from irregular bleeding, and whether you need to consult with your physician. If menstrual bleeding requires you to use a pad at least once an hour during any period lasting as long as 24 hours, or if the menstruation persists for any longer than 7 days, you should meet with your doctor for an examination. In addition, if you have had no menstruation for six months and it suddenly begins again, this may be a sign of something more serious.
Your irregular bleeding can be evaluated by your physician by performing a biopsy of the uterine lining. The first thing your doctor will want to do is to rule out any possibility of cancer. An alternative to the biopsy involves the use of ultrasound via a vaginal probing. All of these tests are designed to determine whether irregular bleeding is a normal part of the menopausal process or whether there are other health concerns involved. Where the bleeding is merely one of the first signs of menopause, irregular bleeding is often treated through the use of progesterone therapy. In cases where something more serious is occurring, your doctor may discuss such options as a hysterectomy.
Although it is one of the first signs of menopause, irregular bleeding need not be a cause for major concern unless the irregularity is severe. In most cases where women seek counsel for their irregular bleeding, they do so to alleviate other menopausal symptoms and to improve their quality of life as they make this hormonal transition. However, if you are at all alarmed by the frequency, duration, or intensity of your menstrual cycle as you approach your menopausal years, you should never hesitate to seek the advice of your doctor.
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August 20 - 2010 All About Women Health - Irregular Menstruation

Causes of Irregular Periods
By Jitesh Arora


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There are many factors which are responsible for irregular periods some of them you can find in following article.
A woman can have irregular periods due to significant weight loss or weight gain.
Over exercise can also result in irregular menstruation.
Poor nutrition and diet which is rich in carbohydrates is also related to hormonal imbalance and menstrual disturbances.
Some drugs can also cause irregularities in menstruation.
Many women who are smokers experience irregular periods.
Excessive intake of coffee is also a cause of irregular menstruation.
Some specific drugs can also cause menstrual irregularities.
Use of excessive alcohol can also disturb hormonal metabolism which also disturbs menstrual cycle.
Drug abusers can also have some irregularities in their periods.
Some eating disorders like bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa also cause menstrual cycle irregularities.
In some cases increased stress is cause of irregular menstruation.
A disease called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome can cause estrogen dominance in the blood which can be the cause of irregularities in the menstrual cycle.
One of the cause can be uterine abnormalities like polyps, cysts, fibroids and endometriosis.
Recent child birth or miscarriage are also one of the causes of irregularity.
Some women have period irregularities when they breast feeding.
There can be some changes in menstrual cycle if there is beginning of menopause in a woman.
The above reasons can cause irregularities in menstrual cycle. If you find some reasons of irregular periods in yourself or your relatives and friend then it is a good idea to visit your doctor.
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August 12 - 2010 All About Women Health - Irregular Menstruation

Premenstrual Tension and Menstrual Cramps
By David A Crawford


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Because the decreased blood calcium acts as a stress, the production of cortisone and aldosterone are stimulated and salt and water are retained in the body, often causing the breasts, hands, face, and feet to swell, weight to increase 5 to 10 pounds, headaches to occur, and resistance to allergies and infections to decrease markedly. Crimes of violence committed by women take place mostly during this period.

The first day of menstruation the blood calcium takes a still-greater nose dive, causing muscular cramps in the emptying uterus and sometimes elsewhere in the body. Should the blood calcium drop dangerously low, convulsions result. Yet if adequate calcium is obtained and efficiently absorbed, both premenstrual tension and menstrual cramps can be prevented.

When cramps occur, 1 or 2 calcium tablets every hour generally bring quick relief. Some calcium supplementation is usually desirable during the second and third days. As menstruation proceeds, however, the blood calcium gradually increases. If the diet is fair, the calcium level in the blood remains normal for the two weeks following menstruation, after which daily calcium supplementation should be started.

If the blood calcium has been allowed to drop so low that it has induced stress, causing puffiness and a weight increase, generous amounts of protein, vitamin C, and pantothenic acid are needed in addition to vitamin D, calcium, and magnesium.

Vitamin D increases calcium absorption, retention, and utilization; and because of the demands of growth, the vitamin-D and calcium requirements are both unusually high throughout adolescence. Teen-age girls given 1,250 milligrams of calcium daily--the amount supplied by 5 glasses of milk--and 650 units of vitamin D excreted far more calcium than they retained; when the vitamin D was increased to 3,900 units daily, ten times more calcium was held in the body.

Other Menstrual Problems

Cessation of menstrual flow or irregular or scanty menstruation are signs of general malnutrition. Girls and women in prison and concentration camps during World War II invariably developed these abnormalities. Such problems are accompanied by a marked decrease in the production of sex hormones and often by a shriveling of the breasts and ovaries.

Occasionally a single nutrient brings marked improvement. For example, either a vitamin-B12 or folic-acid deficiency causes irregular and decreased flow or cessation of flow, but normal menstruation occurs as soon as the missing vitamin is supplied. Sometimes the addition of vitamin E alone corrects the menstrual rhythm and causes small breasts to develop without a corresponding gain in weight. When the diet is made completely adequate, especially in the nutrients that aid the pituitary and sex glands, menstruation usually becomes normal in a few weeks.

Because excessive menstruation can be a symptom of uterine cancer, a physician should be consulted immediately should this abnormality arise. A menstrual flow that continues to be heavy after three or four days has often been corrected within a single month by taking 600 units of vitamin E daily. An excessive flow may indicate that the thyroid is underactive, in which case protein and especially vitamin E should be increased, and probably no less than 5 milligrams of iodine should be obtained daily. Liver damage, which can prevent the inactivation of hormones regulating menstruation, may be responsible and, if so, should be corrected.

Vaginal Discharge, Inflammation, and Itching

One of the most common causes of a vaginal discharge, usually accompanied by inflammation, itching, and perhaps pain during intercourse, is a parasitic infestation of the vagina, known as trichomoniasis. In animals, this infestation develops when the diet is deficient in protein, vitamin A, or anyone of several B vitamins. The doctors making the following reports have not mentioned trichomoniasis, although it was probably present in each case.

Itching around the genitalia has "responded dramatically" when women have been given as little as 6 milligrams of vitamin B2 daily. A rash or dermatitis in the vagina, accompanied by swelling, itching, and even bleeding, has cleared up when vitamin B2 or B6 or both have, been taken. Inflammation and itching of the vagina have also been helped by vitamin and leukorrhea and inflammation have disappeared after vitamin A was given. Women who eat no meat and are therefore deficient in vitamin B12 develop irregular menstruation and a "foul-smelling,vaginal discharge" which is corrected by adequate vitamin B12.

When nearly 300 obstetrical patients were given 50,000 units of vitamin A daily, inflammation of the vagina and infections of the ovaries, uterus, and Fallopian tubes were only 20 per cent of those experienced by an equal number of women receiving no supplementary vitamin. In case of such an infection, medical care should be sought and not only vitamin A but also protein and vitamins B6, C, E, and pantothenic acid should be kept particularly high.

About The Author
David Crawford is the CEO and owner of a Natural Male Enhancement company known as Male Enhancement Group which is dedicated to researching and comparing male enhancement products in order to determine which male enhancement product is safer and more effective than other products on the market. Copyright 2009 David Crawford of Male Enhancement Products This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached.

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August 04 - 2010 All About Women Health - Irregular Menstruation

Overcome Infertility - Causes of Irregular Menstruation in TCM Perspective
By Kyle J Norton

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All women experience irregular period sometimes during their child bearing years, before menopause. While Western medication has never viewed that irregular menstruation is a problem of women reproductive system, traditional Chinese medicine looks at this problem seriously, if untreated, it will disharmonize the women ecosystem, leading to nervous tension and other health problems, including infertility. Girls in South East Asia have learnt in their early women life from grand mother wisdom, that they do not engage in any activity, distorting their regular period.. Irregular period should be treated immediately, otherwise, it may cause wide range of women diseases, such as infertility, according to Traditional Chinese medicine.

Causes of irregular menstruation include

1. Hot and spy foods
Hot and spy may be needed to improve the immune system, increase blood flow to the reproductive organs and warm the uterus for natural conception, but over intake of them may distort the kidney function in nourishing and moistening the body tissue and increase the blood flow, causing over reproduction progesterone and testosterone, resulting in heat accumulated in the body and irregular blood flow.

2. Cool and cold foods
Over eaten some cool and cold foods such as cold drink, icy drink and raw foods over prolong period of time will decrease the yang qi in the body, leading to reducing the qi and energy flow to the reproductive organs. In some sever case, it blocks the flow of energy and increases the risk of accumulation of cold in the body, distorting the the yin phrase of menstrual cycle, causing painful irregular period and increasing the risk of infertility.

3. Occupation
People who work in cold or hot environment may cause the lost of their underlayer of yang or yin weather in the body, because our body need to divert our yang or yin weather to fight the constant cold and hot temperature accordingly. Over a long period of times, if diet can not support the lost of energy and flow in the body, it causes either yang or yin deficiency that distort the normal menstrual cycle, leading to irregular period. In some severe cases, it causes infertility.

4. Rigid exercise
Moderate exercise is alway good for our body, rigid exercise may cause blood moving upward to the organs other than the productive organs, leading to not enough to sustain a menstrual period, thus causing irregular period and infertility in some cases.

5. Raw food diet
Raw food diet is healthier, if compare with the typical American diet. According to traditional Chinese medicine, raw foods are considered yin pathogen, if over intake of them for a prolong period of times will cause yang deficiency, distorting the yang phrase of the normal menstrual cycle, resulting in irregular period and sometimes infertility.

6. Diet against internal weather
Eating slightly opposite to the internal constitution is always recommended. For example, if your internal constitution is yang, then you should eat a slightly more cool foods than people with neutral constitution.

7. Stress
Stress can impair the proper functions of the spleen in food digestion and transporting blood and qi to the reproductive organs, leading to abnormal menstrual period and increasing the risk of infertility.

8. Artificial sweetener and Processed foods
All these foods exhibit the yin and dampness in the body, according to TCM. While deficiency of yang causes the constriction that interferes with spleen function in food digestion and transport nutrients to our body, making our qi flow sluggish and leading to irregular period, weight gain and lack of energy.

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