Is it normal to have a menstrual health score of 68?

First of all, it must be said that this score cannot directly determine whether it is normal or abnormal - because there is currently no unified national or industry standard for menstrual health scoring. The 68 points you get are most likely based on the health APP or private self-measurement form based on the cycle you filled in, the degree of dysmenorrhea, and accompanying symptoms, and it is not considered a clinical diagnosis basis.

A while ago, I helped a new girl in the office to fill out some kind of menstrual self-test form that is very popular on social platforms. She was just in time for the 618 event, and she stayed up late for almost half a month, drinking two or three cups of iced coffee a day. Her waist was a little slumped when she came to the aunt, and she had to hold a hot water bottle to sit still on the first day. She also had a small amount of dark blood clots. The final test score was exactly 68, and the system gave a prompt of "mildly sub-healthy menstrual period." She was so frightened that she was worried that she would be affected by irregular menstruation, so she took the time to go to the gynecology department for a B-ultrasound and six hormone tests. The results showed that all the indicators were within the normal range. The doctor said that it was a temporary state fluctuation caused by a disordered work and rest and a craving for cold food, and it was not considered a pathological problem at all.

Nowadays, there are actually different opinions on the judgment of such self-assessment scores. Most practitioners in women's health management will think that a score of 68 is considered a "yellow light warning" from the body. If you can get this score, there is a high probability that you have some minor problems - such as cyclic fluctuations. Five or six days older than usual, dysmenorrhea does not affect normal work but always feels a little panicky, acne breaks out before menstruation or the edema is so swollen that I can't put on my previous tights. Although these problems do not meet the diagnostic criteria of the disease, they are also signs of problems with work, rest, diet, and mood. It is better to adjust early than to delay. However, most gynecologists in public hospitals will not recognize such scores. Their judgment criteria are very clear: as long as your menstrual cycle is between 21-35 days, the duration of each menstrual period is 3-7 days, and the total menstrual volume is 20-60ml (roughly 10-10 days wet). The amount of 20 ordinary daily sanitary napkins), there are no severe menstrual cramps or abnormal non-menstrual bleeding. No matter how many points you get on the self-test, it is clinically normal. Most of those minor discomforts are temporary state fluctuations and are not considered illnesses.

In fact, speaking of it, this score is a bit like the 68 you scored when you were in school. You cannot directly say that your study is poor. It may be that you have not reviewed well recently and missed a few knowledge points. Just make up for it and the score will go up. There is no need to directly label yourself as "irregular menstruation" when you see a low score. Some people may also ask, isn’t this rating completely useless? Not really, it's actually similar to the sleep score you get when you wear a smart watch. It doesn't mean that a score below 80 means you have a sleep disorder. It's more of a reference scale - for example, your menstrual test score was above 85 for most of the year, but it dropped to 60 for the last two or three months. If you have more points, you don’t need to wait for the doctor to tell you. You can also react by yourself. Have you drank too much iced milk tea recently, stayed up more late than before, or are you under too much pressure at work? Just make adjustments accordingly. There is no need to be anxious and buy a bunch of menstruation-regulating health products without knowing the ingredients.

Of course, there are situations that you need to pay attention to. If you get a score of 68 and you already have menstrual cramps that are so painful that you need to take painkillers to go to work, your menstrual flow is so heavy that you need to change it for an hour or two, and your cycle is delayed by more than 10 days for two or three months in a row, it is safest to go to the hospital for a checkup quickly, regardless of what the score says.