What is normal for menstrual health?

At present, there is no unified quantitative standard for "menstrual health" in clinical practice. On the public menstrual health score scale that everyone uses for daily self-assessment, a score of 75 or above generally falls within the normal range. There is no need to be overly anxious about a difference of 30 to 50 points.

A while ago, a friend of mine who works as an Internet operator complained to me, saying that she had been keeping a menstrual diary for more than half a year. Every time her aunt left, she had to score against the online score sheet. She stayed up all night to rush for the 618 sale last time, and her aunt was delayed for 4 days and still had some backache. She only scored 68 points and panicked on the spot. The next day, she called the gynecologist for a checkup. The results showed that her hormones and B-ultrasound were all normal. The doctor said with laughter that she was simply suffering from PUA.

It’s quite interesting to say that the menstrual health score tables currently circulating on the Internet are basically compiled by popular science bloggers. There is no unified industry standard at all. The point deduction rules of different versions are very different. Some versions deduct 10 points for “menstrual acne”, while some only deduct 2 points. If you are obsessed with the scores, it is easy to scare yourself.

Nowadays, the judgment of menstrual health in the industry has different tendencies. Western medicine pays more attention to objective indicators. As long as your cycle is stable between 21 and 35 days (a few people are born with longer cycles, but those who are particularly regular are considered normal), menstruation lasts for 3 to 7 days each time, the menstrual volume is between 20 and 60ml, and there is no non-menstrual bleeding or obvious severe abdominal pain, it is basically judged as healthy. Occasional backache, chest bloating, and emotional irritability are considered normal menstrual reactions and do not require special intervention.； However, the assessment dimension of traditional Chinese medicine will be more detailed, and will also take into account the physical sensation and emotional state during menstruation. If you are in pain every time you come to the aunt and you can't eat, or you are so irritable that you can't control yourself and want to throw things, even if your menstrual flow is all stuck on the standard line, we will recommend appropriate adjustments to improve your physical sensation.

In fact, menstruation is like a distant relative who comes to visit regularly every month. There is no need to ask it to come on time every time at the 2 p.m. door, stay for exactly five days and then leave, two or three days earlier and four or five days later. Occasionally bringing some small souvenirs (a small amount of small blood clots), or having a bad temper (a little backache and weakness) are all normal things. There is no need to deduct points for yourself by focusing on the minutiae.

When it comes to judging criteria, in fact, scores are always secondary. Your own body feeling + long-term patterns are the most important. If your aunt has been coming once every 40 days and has been clean for 6 days each time, then it is completely fine even if it does not meet the "standard 28 days" online.； But if your normally regular aunt suddenly doesn't come for three months, or doesn't leave for more than ten days once she comes, then no matter how many points you score on the watch, you have to go to the hospital to find out the problem.