Menstrual health 82

The menstrual health score is 82 points, which is a high potential range of health with no organic disease and only minor flaws. There is no need to be overly anxious. As long as you adjust 1-2 lifestyle habits in a targeted manner, you can achieve significant improvement.

Xiao Xu, an e-commerce operator who was born in 1998, came to my studio last week. His face turned pale as he held the screenshot of the rating on his phone. When he opened his mouth, he asked himself if he was going to suffer from premature ovarian failure. I almost laughed out loud when I glanced at her deduction items: 10 points for 2 chin pimples before menstruation, 5 points for a slight waist drop on the first day of menstruation, and 3 points for last month's big sale, which was postponed for 4 days and didn't even cause menstrual cramps. I was just scaring myself.

In fact, the currently commonly used menstrual health scoring system has two different sets of judgment logic. The reference of the score must also be based on your own feelings, and you cannot be confused by just looking at the numbers.

The scores of evidence-based Western medicine are all hard indicators: whether the cycle is in the range of 21-35 days, whether the menstrual volume reaches the baseline of 20ml and whether it exceeds the excessive line of 80ml, whether there is abnormal bleeding outside menstruation, whether dysmenorrhea will affect normal work and life, and whether it is accompanied by pathological symptoms such as fever and severe vomiting. According to this standard, a score of 82 basically means that all hard indicators are met, with only occasional small fluctuations - such as staying up late last month and delaying for 3 days, or eating too much ice and having a small amount of small blood clots. Their advice is basically "no need to take medicine, just have a regular schedule", which is not even considered "sub-healthy".

According to the standard of TCM conditioning school, many somatosensory items will be added to the score: whether there is breast swelling and pain and headache before menstruation, whether the hands and feet are cold and the mood is out of control during menstruation, whether the color of blood clots is deep, and whether you feel tired easily. A score of 82 here generally corresponds to mild liver qi stagnation or lack of qi and blood. For example, if you are stressed and often sulky, you will probably be deducted some emotional points. Those who wear midriff-baring clothes all year round may be deducted some points for being afraid of the cold. Generally, it is recommended to soak your feet and not touch ice for a week before menstruation. For more severe cases, it is not a big problem to take some Chinese patent medicines.

Now there are two different voices in the circle regarding the handling of this intermediate score. It is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong. One is the "score theory", which thinks that if the score is less than 90, it must be adjusted. You take supplements and give Chinese medicine, and you can't wait to eliminate all the minor symptoms to be healthy. ； The other is the "showing off" theory, which believes that as long as there are no fibroids or cysts, it doesn't matter what the score is. If it hurts, just take painkillers, and if there is an acne, just apply ointment, regardless of living habits.

Among the girls I've been in contact with, both have fallen into traps. There was a girl who had a score of 83. She insisted on drinking traditional Chinese medicine for three months to treat acne. As a result, she hurt her intestines and stomach and her acne was still not cured. ； There is also a girl who has a score of about 80 all year round. Every time she comes, she takes painkillers and takes painkillers, but doesn't take it seriously. Later, a physical examination revealed that she has mild endometriosis. Although it is not serious, she has been in pain for several years and it is completely unnecessary.

Talking back to the 82 score itself, in fact, the best thing about this score is that it gives you a wake-up call, but it is not enough to require medical intervention. Just like if you got 82 points on the exam in school, either you couldn't learn it or you missed two knowledge points last time. Just pay attention next time. For example, Xiao Xu later changed his habit of getting off work at 2 a.m. every day to going to bed before 12 o'clock at least three days a week. One week before coming here, he took the initiative to replace the iced American style with hot oolong. When he was tested again in the second month, his score was 91. His backache disappeared and he only had one acne.

You really don’t have to worry about getting a perfect score. Everyone’s body baseline is different. Some people are born with premenstrual acne. As long as it doesn’t affect their lives, a score of 82 is actually better than many people. Don’t worry about those 18 points. It will affect endocrine in turn, and the gain is not worth the loss.