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Chinese medicine answers what are the causes of irregular menstruation

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Asked on:Apr 09, 2026 04:01 AM

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  • Frieda Frieda

    Apr 09, 2026

      If you find that you have irregular menstruation, you must treat it in time. What are the common causes of irregular menstruation? What are the causes of irregular menstruation according to traditional Chinese medicine? The following is a detailed introduction to the causes of irregular menstruation.

      The specific causes of irregular menstruation according to traditional Chinese medicine are as follows:

      1. Blood stasis and blockage: Blood stasis may cause delayed menstruation, light menstruation, painful menstruation or absence of menstruation. Over time, irregular menstruation may lead to metrorrhagia.

      2. Blood heat: If you like to eat spicy food, or if the liver fire is strong and the heat forces the blood to flow, it may cause early menstruation, heavy menstruation, or metrorrhagia.

      3. Weakness of qi and blood: chronic illness, physical weakness, excessive fatigue, and irregular menstruation may lead to insufficient qi and blood in women and lead to menstrual irregularities. For example: early menstruation, heavy menstrual flow; delayed menstruation, light menstrual flow; or even no menstruation.

      4. Liver qi stagnation: If a woman is usually irritable and melancholic, it can easily lead to stagnation of liver qi and stagnation of qi and blood, resulting in delayed menstruation, painful menstruation or no menstruation. This is one of the causes of irregular menstruation.

      5. Deficiency of kidney qi: Congenital deficiency and weak kidney qi may lead to low or no menstruation. This is also one of the causes of irregular menstruation.