Pulls the lower abdomen before the monthly

Many girls think about the fact that they are pulling the lower abdomen just before the menstrual period. However, they do not know whether this is the norm or not. Let's try to understand why the lower abdomen is pulled before the menstrual period and what this phenomenon may indicate.

Because of what can pull the stomach before menstruation?

The reasons for the fact that the girls pull the lower abdomen before the menstrual period are quite numerous. At the same time, not all have pathological origin. Among the main ones we can distinguish:

Decrease in the concentration of endorphins, which have a direct effect on the level of progesterone and estrogen in the blood. Such hormonal leaps do not pass without a trace. Girls note a decrease in mood, the appearance of pain in the abdomen.

Periodically recurring pain may indicate premenstrual syndrome. This reason is most likely if there are 5 more signs from the following list:

• depressed state;
• an inexplicable desire to cry, depression;
• anxiety, aggression;
• increased fatigue;
• the inability to focus on everyday tasks and problems;
• increased appetite (premenstrual "zhor");
• drowsiness or insomnia;
• swelling of the extremities;
• breast tenderness;
• abdominal swelling;
• headache.

The pains in the lower abdomen before menstruation can appear due to diseases or such anatomical features as:

• congenital underdevelopment or displacement of the uterus;
• functional disorders in the endocrine system;
• inflammatory process (the infection got inside;);
• cysts and fibroids;
• fibromatous nodes.

Pain in the lower abdomen is a sign of pregnancy?

Not every girl can independently determine: pulls the lower abdomen before an early monthly or is a sign of pregnancy. This symptom is often observed in the early stages. In most cases, the pregnancy test is negative or weakly positive. To establish the exact cause of these pains, you need to contact the gynecologist.