Causes of Short Menstrual Cycles

The length of a woman's menstrual cycle varies from person to person.Some have long cycles, and some are short. In addition, the time for menstruation also varies. There are only a few days, but there could be up to a week.So, the question is, what about those who experience menstruation for only 1-2 days? Is that normal?

How long is the menstrual cycle?

The length of a person's menstrual cycle is said to be normal if they have a cycle length of 28–35 days. If someone has a short cycle of 28 days, menstruation will often advance each month. Conversely, if they experience a long cycle, menstruation will continue to retreat every month.

In addition to the length of the menstrual cycle, the length of the menstrual cycle is usually around 3–7 days. If it's more or less than that, you have to watch out because problems can occur in the body or there are other special conditions. For example, if you're experiencing pregnancy, the light bleeding that occurs is spotting during fetal implantation, not menstruation.

What causes menstruation to be short?

Because short menstrual problems lasting just 1-2 days are not always related to pregnancy, consider some of the other causes of this very short menstrual cycle.

1. PCOS

A woman's body still contains the hormone testosterone, although the level is not as high as that of a man. However, in the case of PCOS, the amount of testosterone possessed by women increases on its own.This increase causes women's reproductive functions to be disrupted, including frequently disrupted and fast menstruation.

Interrupted menstruation makes it difficult for ovulation to occur. As a result, the process of fertilization will be difficult, and pregnancy will be more difficult to obtain. In addition, a person with PCOS will also experience fatigue easily, have a thicker voice, experience mood swings easily, have lots of pimples, and have facial hair that will make him appear like a man.

2. Miscarriage

One of the mistakes that women often make is not knowing that they are pregnant. When pregnancy is easy, the fetal sac collapses easily, and women experience miscarriage. If a miscarriage occurs when the fetus is very young, it may be short, and there is no heavy bleeding. This condition is often mistaken for menstruation.

Women who experience a miscarriage will also experience some other signs, such as cramps in the stomach that are quite intense. Pain in the lower abdomen and pelvis will also appear, followed by pain in the back of the waist.

3. Breastfeeding

While breastfeeding, a woman's body produces a hormone called prolactin. This hormone will encourage the formation of breast milk so that women can breastfeed more easily. Unfortunately, prolactin will trigger the cessation of menstruation or make menstruation very light and finish very quickly.

Women who are breastfeeding will usually have light periods for a few months until the baby continues to grow. Generally, around 9–18 months, menstruation will be disrupted, and after that, women can experience normal menstruation from the beginning, just like before pregnancy.

4. Contraceptives

If you are taking any type of hormonal birth control, be it injections, pills, or an IUD, your menstruation will be very light. Menstruation occurs lightly because the hormone content in contraceptives makes the lining of the uterus thinner. The impact of the blood that comes out during menstruation will be lighter.

Menstruation lasting only 1-2 days when using contraception is very reasonable. So there's no need to panic or be perplexed.If there are other disturbances, such as abnormal pain even though you are not experiencing pain, then immediately consult a doctor so that more serious problems do not occur.

5. Stress

One of the biggest enemies of women who want to have regular menstruation without any disturbances is stress. Women who experience stress usually have unstable hormones in their bodies. Unstable hormones will make them experience menstrual disorders, including short menstrual periods.

If you are experiencing severe stress and your menstrual cycle continues to decrease, it's a good idea to relax. Do meditation, travel, yoga, or other things that can reduce stress levels in the body. After the stress in the body decreases, menstruation will return to normal as before.

6. Exercise is too intense.

Women are advised to keep doing sports so that their bodies become healthy and not obese. However, if they do exercises that are too strenuous, it is likely that they can trigger a lot of problems in their bodies, such as decreased energy levels, which have an impact on menstrual disorders.

Doing intense workouts is fine, but you should do your workouts on alternating days. For example, today you have practice, then the next day you will practice again. When exercising, make sure you have full energy so that your body doesn't experience a deficit.

7. Thyroid disease

Disorders of the thyroid can cause hormone production there to experience abnormalities. If the amount of hormone secreted decreases significantly, you will most likely experience a disruption in the hormones, which will trigger your periods to become short and irregular. This condition will be very dangerous because it can trigger fertility.

Another sign of impaired hormone production in the thyroid is rapid weight loss or gain. Furthermore, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and heart rate problems are also common. Thyroid problems are usually cured by eliminating the disease and then being given hormone or drug therapy.

From the above review, it is clear that menstruation, which lasts only 1-2 days and comes out very lightly, can be a sign of pregnancy. However, there are several other media conditions that we must pay close attention to. If in a few months you experience short menstruation like this, it's a good idea to see a doctor immediately.

 

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