Treating Menstrual Cycle Disorders

Women do not have to live with menstrual cycle disorders because most menstrual cycle disorders are treatable. Unfortunately many women don’t seek treatment for these disorders because they don’t realize treatment is available or fear it.

Some women don’t want to get treated for menstrual cycle disorders because they’re afraid that treatment will involve hysterectomies and other operations that could strip of their ability to have children. Fortunately such methods are only employed in very extreme cases.

Most women can get menstrual cycle disorders treated without surgery or other drastic measures. Indeed, all it takes to treat many menstrual cycle disorders is a simple change in diet or lifestyle. Something as simple as switching methods of birth control will often help a woman overcome menstrual cycle disorder.

Birth Control and Menstrual Cycle Disorders

Since most menstrual cycle disorders are caused by hormonal imbalances many methods of birth control can help women overcome them. The simple birth control pill can actually prevent a number of common menstrual cycle disorders for example.

The pill can reduce menstrual bleeding, reduce the symptoms of PMS and help women with abnormal hormonal problems. The so called no period pill can even eliminate menstruation entirely.

The birth control patch and intrauterine birth control rings which are also based on hormones can have a similar influence on menstruation. Sometimes switching to one of these methods can help a woman who is suffering from menstrual cycle disorders.

The Mirena IUD has been highly effective in controlling excessive bleeding in some women. This IUD like the pill and the patch affects a woman’s hormonal balance.

Excessive amounts of hormones in the body can cause excessive bleeding and other menstrual cycle disorders. These birth control methods will limit the amount of hormones and the symptoms associated with them.

Other Ways to Treat Menstrual Cycle Disorders

There are some natural methods that women who aren’t using birth control can use to control menstrual cycle disorders.

The first and best method is to eliminate things from your diet that can cause these disorders. Nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, salt and refined sugar can make menstrual symptoms worse. Eating a healthy diet, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol and coffee drinking can help reduce symptoms.

Taking supplements that contain nutrients including B6, calcium, magnesium and Vitamin E. Eating plenty of foods rich in these nutrients can help as well. A diet rich in complex carbohydrates such as whole grains and oat meal can be a big help as well.

Eliminating the things that can make menstrual cycle disorders worse and eating more of the things that can help is usually the best natural strategy for dealing with such disorders.Reducing stress and getting plenty of moderate exercise will also help reduce menstrual cycle disorders.

Some people believe that some natural remedies such as evening primrose oil and natural progesterone can help with menstrual cycle disorders. Unfortunately scientific studies don’t support these claims but many natural therapists believe these remedies are effective.