Menstruation is an important process that occurs in the body of a woman every month. At the beginning of the cycle, scarlet blood is usually bright with menstruation. However, closer to the end of discharge, the blood gets a dark red, cherry tint, while differing in a specific smell. The average duration of critical days is normally 5 to 7 days. Scarlet monthly without clots at the beginning of the cycle - a phenomenon quite normal and not requiring special treatment to the doctor.
Why are the monthly scarlet colors?
Over time, a woman may notice that she has scanty monthly scarlet colors throughout the duration of the discharge and do not change her color. They can look in the form of drops of bright scarlet color, in the form of an ointment. In this case, it is important to take into account the age of the woman, since scarlet discharge is normal in the following cases:
- becoming a girl's menstrual function;
- the period of menopause in a woman after 50 years;
- The presence in a woman of childbearing age of hypomenorrhea (a violation of menstrual function, in which there are scant excretions).
It is important to distinguish the presence of menstruation from bleeding. If scarlet blood is observed at the beginning of the cycle, then this is normal. If the bright red discharge can be seen in the middle of the cycle or at the end, then, as a rule, they are accompanied by a corresponding smell of blood. Any suspicion of bleeding beyond the period of onset of menstruation requires an appeal to the gynecologist for a thorough diagnosis, which makes it possible to exclude the risk of gynecological diseases.
Reasons for concern
If a woman has scarlet secretions instead of monthly ones, then this is cause for concern, since such blood loss can be caused by the following reasons:
- hormonal failure ;
- sexually transmitted infections ;
- oncological diseases of the genitourinary system;
- operations performed on the pelvic organs earlier;
- pathological development of pregnancy;
- polyps in the uterus;
- fibroma;
- abortion;
- oral contraceptives;
- intrauterine device.
It should be remembered that any change in the discharge from the vagina, which differ in color, odor and quantity, requires close attention from the physician in order to exclude the development of severe gynecological diseases. It is also important to distinguish the onset of menstruation from uterine bleeding in time, which can pose a threat to life for a woman.