How to distinguish bleeding from monthly

Menstrual discharge is a normal phenomenon for a female body. The duration of the menstrual cycle is usually from 28 to 35 days, and the duration of the selection from 3 to 7 days. All deviations from these indicators are considered by the pathology, which should be diagnosed with subsequent treatment.

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Causes of gynecological bleeding

At all young girls, the monthly cycle may be irregular. After 1.5-2 years, it gradually stabilizes with minimal deviations in timing. The menstruals of the menstrual cycle in an adult female of childbearing age are noted in the presence of inflammatory processes in the organs of the urogenital system or other serious diseases.

Upon delay in menstruation, it is necessary to turn to the gynecologist in a timely manner for the passage of the appropriate examination. If the cyclicity is unstable, a woman can take uterine bleeding for menstruation, which is a symptom of the disease. Sudden bleeding may appear in the following cases:

• the use of intrauterine helix;
• endometriosis;
• myoma uterus;
• cystic formations in the field of the cervix;
• the presence of tumor formations;
• against the background of inflammatory diseases of the appendages of the uterus;
• in the first months after childbirth;
• with repeated cases of pregnancy interruption.

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Differences of normal menstruation from bleeding

If menstrual discharge began on a long time, but at the same time they differ in abundance, it should be considered very carefully. To distinguish normal menstruation from bleeding will help some basic signs:

• Menstrual discharge lasts more than a week.
• The gasket or tampon is completely wounded in less than 1 hour, and this is observed throughout the day.
• There is a large number of blood clots in the discharge.
• Fatigue, weakness, reduction of blood pressure due to a large blood loss.
• There are intense pain at the bottom of the abdomen.
• Blood selection appear immediately after sexual intercourse.

If there are one or more similar symptoms, you should consult a doctor.

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How to distinguish bleeding during pregnancy from monthly

If the recent past had an unprotected sexual intercourse, then bleeding before menstruation may be a sign of pregnancy.

This type of bleeding is called implantation. As a rule, we are talking about scarce disclosures of the pinkish color formed due to the attachment of the fetal egg to the uterus wall. Combined with other signs - nausea, dizziness, general malaise such means pregnancy.

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How to distinguish bleeding from monthly after childbirth

A special type of discharge is the so-called, the suckers that occur immediately after the birth of the child. The duration of such discharge is up to 10 weeks. This is a normal condition in which the remnants of the placenta are derived from the body of the woman. In the first 2 weeks of selection, there are bright blood colors, in the subsequent time become more light - brown or pinkished color.

Distinguish the suckers from the menstrual discharge by volume of fluid. In the first days after the natural generations of the norm, up to 500 ml is considered, with a cesarean section - 1000 ml. The daily rate of monthly discharge should not exceed 100 ml.

To suspect bleeding during this period in the following cases:

• After 6-8 weeks after the start of the succeed, the selection again acquired a bright scarlet color.
• Allocations have an unpleasant smell.
• Isolation is too abundant and liquid, without the presence of clots.
• The change of hygienic gasket occurs every 1-1.5 hours.
• There is an increase in temperature, the slowdown of the pulse, the general weakness, headache.

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What to do?

If you notice signs of uterine bleeding, you can do the following as first aid:

• drink a lot of water;
• eliminate physical exertion;
• do not take a bath;
• avoid overheating;
• refuse coffee and alcoholic beverages;
• provide the condition of peace, putting the ice or heating pad with cold water to the bottom of the abdomen.

Be sure to consult a doctor for diagnosis and treatment. In addition to the appointment of hemostatic and hormonal drugs, the diagnostic scraping procedure is usually carried out. This method allows not only to stop bleeding, but also determine the cause of its occurrence. It should be noted that in the women of women, such a method of treatment applies only in exceptional cases.