Health For Everone Q&A Women’s Health Menstrual Health

Will low menstrual flow affect fertility?

Asked by:Anna

Asked on:Apr 01, 2026 12:08 PM

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  • Bor Bor

    Apr 01, 2026

      Oligomenorrhea (oligomenorrhoea) means that the menstrual cycle is basically normal, the amount of menstrual flow is significantly reduced, and even intravenous drip can clear it up.; Or the menstrual period is shortened by less than two days and the menstrual flow is also small.

      Self-judgment of menorrhagia

      How can you call it oligomenorrhea? female How should friends judge themselves? Experts say: There is no objective standard for menstrual flow. Normal menstrual flow is about 30-50ml, but the interval between menstruation, the number of days that menstruation lasts, and the amount of menstrual flow vary from person to person. ; Not only that, menstruation is also easily affected by many external conditions, resulting in individual women's menstruation being different every month. Therefore, menstruation can be understood as a dynamic physiological phenomenon that is basically stable and can change at any time. Since there is no objective standard, the method for women to self-observe is to compare it with their previous normal menstrual flow, such as the number of days each menstruation lasts, the number of sanitary napkins used, etc., to determine whether their menstrual flow has decreased. If the menstrual flow decreases by at least 1/3, then it will be considered whether there is an abnormality, and it should be reported promptly. Hospital See a doctor.

      Reduced menstruation affects fertility

      Many women hate being born as boys when their menstruation comes. Therefore, many women secretly rejoice when they find that their menstruation has decreased, thinking that it would be better to have less trouble. So is the decrease in menstruation really just convenience and not trouble? Professor Zhang reminded: Basically, the vast majority of reduced menstruation has a negative impact on fertility, whether it is congenital or a disease that appears later. Therefore, if a woman has a desire to have children and has reduced menstruation, she needs to see a doctor to find out the cause and provide targeted treatment, which can help the patient have children. In addition to its impact on fertility, oligomenorrhea may also have adverse effects on the body healthy cause adverse effects. Reduced menstruation caused by some medical conditions is harmful to the body, such as many endocrine disease resulting in reduced menstruation; There are also cases where reduced menstruation is less harmful to health, such as Uterus Dysplasia, intrauterine adhesions of the uterus, etc.

      Whether menstrual loss requires treatment depends mainly on fertility requirements.

      When female friends find that their menstruation is reduced, do they need treatment? Professor Zhang said that if menstruation is found to be reduced, he must first identify the cause of menstruation reduction, and then proceed in two steps:

      1. After the cause is clear, consider whether to carry out treatment according to whether the patient needs to have children. If the patient wishes to have children, most patients require treatment. Some patients can improve with effective treatment. Menstruation loss caused by endocrine diseases is mostly treated with medication first, and some patients with intrauterine adhesions can undergo surgical treatment. Some patients have no way to treat it, such as certain congenital diseases such as uterine dysplasia.

      2. If the patient does not want to have children, then determine whether the reduced menstruation has any adverse effects on his health. If it does, treat it. If it does, then no treatment is needed. For example, if the patient has no desire to have children and the reduced menstruation is clearly caused by intrauterine adhesions, then treatment may not be necessary.

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