What is normal for menstrual health?

At present, there is no official unified quantitative scoring standard for "menstrual health" in clinical practice. The scores you usually see on various health platforms and apps belong to the private self-evaluation dimension. If you refer to such general self-evaluation standards, usually a score of 70 or above is considered normal, and there is no need to mess around in order to get a perfect score.

When I was working in a gynecology clinic, I met several young girls who came to register with a report of over 30 or 40 points on an APP. Each of them turned pale with fright, thinking that they had some serious illness. When I asked, most of them were because they had stayed up late recently. I was under a lot of pressure to catch up on projects or change my job. Either I ate too much ice before my period, or I had a slight soreness in my back and chest, so most of my points were deducted by the system. Most of them adjusted their schedules for two weeks and everything became normal. This was purely due to the rigid scoring standards that created anxiety.

Of course, there are a lot of controversies about this score. On one end of the spectrum, businesses selling women's health care products have very strict standards. They say that if a score below 90 is a sign of uterine cold or premature ovarian failure, and you need to take their conditioning products. On the other end, there are some overly "Buddhist" popular science saying that as long as you can have it, it is considered normal, and if you tolerate the pain, it will be over. Both of these statements are actually quite outrageous.

If you really want to make your own assessment, just focus on a few hard indicators: the cycle is between 21-35 days, the fluctuation does not exceed 7 days at a time, the duration is 3-7 days, the amount of bleeding is 3-6 sanitary napkins every day, there are no large blood clots exceeding one yuan, and when it hurts, take a regular meal Painkillers can provide relief without affecting normal work. If these are all met, you have already reached the passing line of 70 points. The remaining 30 points will be deducted if you are a little irritable before menstruation, your chest is a little swollen, and your waist is a little sore. It is normal, just like when you sneeze twice occasionally when the season changes, it cannot be regarded as a serious illness, right? Speaking of menstruation, it is like distant relatives who come to visit regularly every month. Some of them are particularly worry-free and come and leave on time. They are quiet and don't cause any trouble during the whole process, which is naturally full marks. However, most relatives are inevitably a little short-tempered. As long as it is not a matter of principle, there is really no need to be harsh.

My best friend's aunt is a typical 70-point player. Her cycle is always about 33 days. She is sore for half a day every time. She has to take ibuprofen on the first day to go to work normally. She was previously judged by an APP with 58 points and said her ovarian function was poor. She was so scared that she went to have six hormone tests, and the results were all within the normal range. The doctor said that her situation does not require intervention at all, and she just needs to be careful not to be too cold during menstruation.

Of course, if your self-assessed score is not even 60, such as not coming for two or three months in a row, being wet for more than ten days after coming, or being in pain so much that you have to lie down for two or three days and unable to go to school or work normally, then regardless of the scoring standards, go to the hospital to check for hormones and do a B-ultrasound as soon as possible. Don't force yourself to take any folk remedies.