Does Breastfeeding Cessation Affect Menstruation?

Update Date: 2024-05-22 Source: Network

Many women do not have menstrual periods during lactation, which is related to excessive prolactin in the body. However, some women have normal menstrual periods during lactation, which is related to their own reproductive endocrine axis regulation. Therefore, every woman's menstrual situation during lactation is different. After weaning, changes in hormone levels in the body occur, and some women may experience delayed menstruation. Let's take a look at whether weaning affects menstruation.

I. Does weaning affect menstruation?

1. To some extent, weaning does affect the menstrual cycle of women. Whether women breastfeed after childbirth, the duration of breastfeeding, and the age of women all affect the menstruation of women after childbirth. Women who do not breastfeed their babies after childbirth will resume menstruation earlier, while women who breastfeed their babies will resume menstruation after weaning. Therefore, weaning does affect women's menstruation.

2. However, although weaning affects women's menstruation, there is not only one factor that affects women's menstruation. Some mothers have already started sexual life when their menstrual periods have not yet resumed during lactation, and the failure to resume menstruation may be related to pregnancy. Some women have poor physical health and develop gynecological diseases after childbirth, which can also affect the recovery of menstruation. Specific situations need to be analyzed and judged by women.

3. After weaning, many women do not see the resumption of menstruation for a long time, and some measures can be taken to help the resumption of menstruation. Now the more common treatments are Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Western medicine mainly focuses on regulating women's body hormones, while traditional Chinese medicine focuses on nourishing and regulating women's physical constitution. Regardless of which treatment women adopt, it is recommended to consult a doctor before treatment.

II. What to do if menstruation does not resume after weaning?

The speed of menstrual resumption after childbirth is closely related to whether the mother breastfeeds, the duration of breastfeeding, the mother's age, and the recovery of ovarian function. Therefore, many mothers have abnormal menstruation for a period of time after childbirth. Abnormal menstruation may include menorrhagia or oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, etc. The amount and duration of bleeding are much longer than normal menstruation, and the menstrual cycle is also inaccurate. Due to the large changes in hormones from pregnancy to lactation, menstruation will gradually resume after sudden weaning. Therefore, there is no need to be too impatient. Clinically, there is no need to use progesterone. With the start of weaning, the body will naturally regulate itself, and generally, it can gradually recover. After giving birth to a child, a woman has been breastfeeding, and she has already weaned. However, menstruation has not yet come. If it does not come for more than 2-3 months, it is recommended to first undergo an abdominal ultrasound examination at the hospital.