Irregular menstrual cycle can be a barrier to conception and childbearing, as well as for a normal delivery. Therefore, it is important to notice the problem and seek medical advice. Notice changes in the menstrual cycle, a woman can only be if it keeps a calendar of menstruation.

In adolescence

After the start of the first menstrual period (menarche), the menstrual cycle is rarely immediately becomes regular. At least six months is required for its full development. And some girls, this process takes several years. Menstruation thus may be irregular and infrequent. But in some cases, there are so-called menorrhagia - long (up to 12 days) with a large menstrual blood loss. All this is due to hormonal deficiency. Sometimes girls and lack of ovulation cycle is a single-phase, sometimes ovulation occurs, but not enough progesterone is produced.

In order to make sure that everything is correct, you need to refer to the children's gynecologist. But consultation is better to go to the calendar of menstruation, which is maintained for at least six months - a gynecologist will make the correct diagnosis and, if necessary - prescribe treatment. Often in this age menstrual cycle helps to restore the additional administration of progesterone or synthetic analogues.

Childbearing age

In adults, women can also be irregular menstrual cycle, when the duration of its greater or less menstrual bleeding and are of different nature: short bleeding scarce alternate with long and abundant. This may be due to hormonal deficiency, various diseases of regulating the menstrual cycle (hypothalamus, pituitary, ovary), inflammation of female genitals. But it also happens that the irregular menstrual cycle is a variant of the norm.

In order to find out the cause of this phenomenon, it is necessary to address to the gynecologist. First it checks the state of the genitals, take swabs from the vagina and cervix in order to avoid inflammation. Ultrasound examination revealed the presence or absence of ovulation, and various diseases in the genital area. We study the blood on hormones in order to identify the level at which there was a failure of the menstrual cycle Failure of the menstrual cycle - a frequent phenomenon . After a full examination of treatment is prescribed. Sometimes, to restore menstrual cycle enough to choose the right hormonal contraceptives, which contain the female hormones. The most common failures in the menstrual cycle are due to hormonal deficiency ensure the second phase of the menstrual cycle - progesterone due to insufficient development of the pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH). This can occur in various diseases of the hypothalamus (it with your hormone stimulates the secretion of LH) or of the pituitary gland.

Irregular menstrual cycle can be the cause of the impossibility of conceiving Conception - as the emerging life   child (if ovulation occurs and the egg is not released from the ovary) or miscarriage of the child, if not enough progesterone is produced, which is the second phase of the menstrual cycle The phases of the menstrual cycle failures unacceptable   and throughout pregnancy inhibits the muscle contractions of the uterus.

Treatment of any violations of the menstrual cycle at this age should be individualized, based on survey data. But the menstrual cycle of childbearing age does not mean that a woman can never have children. Very often, the hormonal cycle is restored simply by introducing additional female hormones. In other cases, it takes a long rehabilitation treatment.

After 45 years

At this age begins to decline of ovarian function, they produce less estrogen, which stimulates the secretion of pituitary hormones additional primarily follicle-stimulating hormone. Hormones may be greater or less, and this causes irregular menstrual cycles of different character. But over time, the sex hormones released less and therefore menstruation are becoming increasingly rare and scarce. But sometimes vice versa, at this age, as well as in adolescent, there menorrhagia - long heavy menstruation, which lasted more than 12 days.

Irregular menstrual cycle at this age is often accompanied by disorders of the central nervous system and the autonomic system. Under the influence of hormonal changes appear irritable weakness, decreased performance, the famous flushing and upper torso and other symptoms of menopause. At the age of about 50 years for most women menstruation ceases.

Irregular menstrual cycle in premenopausal and menopausal if it is accompanied by bleeding, requires examination and correction.

Galina Romanenko

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