Why do women secrete prostaglandins if they don't have a prostate?
Does it also affect menstrual cramps?
Today, #women's dysmenorrhea is because of prostaglandins# is on the hot search on Weibo, which seems to subvert many women's understanding of dysmenorrhea. Since dysmenorrhea is because of prostaglandins, can you rest assured to eat ice cream during menstruation?
Can "Drinking More Hot Water" Relieve Dysmenorrhea?
With many questions, the reporter conducted an interview.
Yangzi Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Xu Qianqian
Women's dysmenorrhea linked to prostaglandins
Can I still eat ice cream during menstruation?
"The prostate is a gland that only men have. Prostaglandin is a hormone, and many tissues in the human body secrete prostaglandin." Wu Qiaozhen, deputy chief physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Nanjing Mingji Hospital, explained that women before menstruation During menstruation, prostaglandins in the endometrial cells are released in large quantities, causing the uterus to contract, and then the menstrual blood is excreted.
"Eating ice cream, drinking cold water, etc. will stimulate the contraction of blood vessels, which will have a certain impact on dysmenorrhea, but it is not a decisive factor."
Dysmenorrhea is divided into two categories, namely primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea.
"Primary dysmenorrhea accounts for up to 90% of clinical symptoms, and it is more common in adolescence and often occurs 1-2 years after the first menstrual period. Secondary dysmenorrhea often develops symptoms several years after the first menstrual period. It is often because of organic lesions in the reproductive organs, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, adenomyosis, etc., and it is best to go to the hospital for treatment in time." Wu Qiaozhen reminded that under normal circumstances, following Onset dysmenorrhea will be accompanied by a history of gynecological organic diseases, most of which can be found through gynecological examination and B-ultrasound examination, but for women who have sex, dysmenorrhea also needs to exclude pregnancy-related vaginal bleeding accompanied by abdominal pain.
"Drink more hot water" VS "Painkillers"
What is the best way to relieve menstrual cramps?
For many men, women's dysmenorrhea can be cured as long as they "drink more hot water", but the actual pain is often unbearable, so painkillers have become the "secret weapon" of many of them.
But they all say that "it's medicine is three-point poison". Is it safe to take medicine during the special period of menstruation?
"In fact, the painkillers we take are simply inhibitors of prostaglandin synthase. Menstrual pain is caused by the increase in prostaglandin levels in the uterus during menstruation, and painkillers can reduce the synthesis of prostaglandins to relieve pain." Wu Qiaozhen said that although painkillers have side effects, the premise is that they are taken in large quantities.
For healthy people, eating one or two tablets during menstruation will not have any adverse effects on the body.
However, women who are in menstrual period need to pay special attention to keeping warm. Methods such as sticking to the baby and drinking hot water can be used as auxiliary functions. At the same time, they should also pay attention to eliminating tension. "Because there are too many worries, tension and anxiety can sometimes become an incentive for dysmenorrhea. ."
In addition, Wu Qiaozhen suggested that during non-menstrual periods, you can also adjust your body by ensuring adequate sleep and proper exercise, such as jogging and yoga, which are more suitable for women to exercise.
"But it needs to be reminded that exercise must be moderate, because some people's physique is not suitable for high-intensity training. Forcing yourself to exercise high-intensity will inevitably lead to physical damage."
"Special period" eat more to not gain weight?
It might just be a "beautiful" lie
"I'm in a 'special period' now, I don't gain weight by eating" should be a sentence that many girls have said, but is this sentence self-deceiving?
"When estrogen is higher than progesterone, there will be a strong appetite. Women before menstruation are in a situation where estrogen is relatively high in the body." Wu Qiaozhen said, which explains why girls are "big aunts" When the time comes, the appetite will be particularly strong.
"A moderate amount of food can make you feel good, and it is also conducive to women's smooth menstruation. But if you eat too much, the meat that should grow will still grow. Whether you are fat or not depends on your own physique." It can be seen that a strong appetite during menstruation It may be true, but there is no scientific basis for "eating without fat".
Perhaps, "you can eat more and not get fat during the aunt's period" is just a beautiful lie woven by girls for the sudden appetite. Reasonable diet, moderate exercise, and maintaining a good mood are healthy lifestyles.