Menstrual irregularity, as one of the common gynecological diseases, is mainly manifested as abnormal menstrual cycle, menstrual period or menstrual flow. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the causes of menstrual irregularities are complex and diverse, involving many factors such as dysfunction of internal organs, disharmony of qi and blood, and internal injuries to emotions.
Below, let's classify the various symptoms of menstrual irregularities from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, and deeply explore the pathogenesis behind them.
Abnormal menstrual cycles include premenstrual period, late menstrual period, and irregular menstrual periods.
Premenstrual period: refers to the menstrual cycle more than seven days in advance, or even two in a month. This disease is mostly caused by blood fever or qi deficiency. Those with blood fever may have their menstruation early due to external heat or excessive heat, or because of excessive seven emotions, and their menstrual periods will be unstable, and their menstrual periods will be unstable.
Post-menstrual period: refers to the delay of the menstrual cycle for more than seven days, or even three or five months. This disease is mostly caused by blood deficiency, blood cold, qi stagnation, phlegm dampness, etc. Those who are deficient in blood will be deficient in the sea of blood, and there will be no blood to go down; those who are cold in blood will be condensed and the blood flow will be sluggish; those who are stagnant in qi will be stagnant and blood flow will be blocked; and those who are phlegm and dampness will be blocked by phlegm and dampness, and the flow of qi and blood will not be smooth.
Irregular menstruation: refers to the menstrual cycle or early or delayed for more than seven days, more than three consecutive cycles. This disease is mostly caused by liver depression and kidney deficiency. Those with liver depression have abnormal excretion and qi and blood imbalance, and those with kidney deficiency have imbalance and abnormal blood overflow.
Menstrual flow abnormalities include heavy menorrhagia, oligomenorrhagia and leakage.
Heavy menstrual bleeding: Refers to menstrual bleeding that is significantly heavier than before, or more than 80 ml. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is mostly caused by blood fever, qi deficiency, blood stasis, etc. Those with blood fever will be forced to move by blood, and the amount will be multi-colored and dark; those with qi deficiency will not take in blood, and the amount will be multi-colored and light; and those with blood stasis will obstruct the uterus and the new blood will be uneasy.
Oligomenorrhagia: refers to a normal menstrual cycle, but the menstrual flow is significantly reduced, or even a drip is clean. This disease is mostly caused by blood deficiency, kidney deficiency, blood stasis, phlegm dampness, etc. Those with blood deficiency and kidney deficiency will have insufficient blood flow, and those with blood stasis and phlegm dampness will block the uterus and have poor menstrual blood.
Leakage: Refers to heavy vaginal bleeding or continuous bleeding during non-menstrual periods. The collapse is like a note, the leakage is not stopped, and it often occurs alternately, so it is collectively referred to as the collapse leakage. This disease is mostly caused by spleen deficiency, kidney deficiency, blood fever, blood stasis, etc. Those with spleen deficiency have no right to control blood; those with kidney deficiency have dereliction of duty; those with blood fever will be forced to carry out blood; and those with blood stasis will not return to menstruation.
Abnormal menstruation mainly refers to prolonged menstrual periods. Prolonged menstruation is mostly caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis. Those with qi deficiency will not be solid, and the menstrual blood will be lost, and those with blood stasis will be blocked by blood stasis, and the new blood will be unstable.
Dysmenorrhea refers to the onset of pain and swelling in the lower abdomen around the time of menstruation or during menstruation, accompanied by backache or other discomfort.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dysmenorrhea is mostly caused by cold condensation, qi stagnation, dampness and heat, blood deficiency, kidney deficiency, etc. Those who are cold and condensed, the cold and evil are stagnant, and the flow of qi and blood is not smooth; those who are stagnant with qi are stagnant, and if they are not clear, they will be painful; those who are damp and hot, and the qi and blood in the uterus are not in harmony; and those who are deficient in blood and kidney are not nourished in the cell veins, and if they are not honored, they will be painful.
In summary, there are many types of symptoms of menstrual irregularities, and the pathogenesis behind them is also complex and varied. In addition, irregular menstruation can also lead to serious consequences such as infertility, gynaecological tumors, aggravation of menopausal symptoms, and mental health.
Therefore, please seek the conditioning and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine as soon as possible, according to your specific symptoms, constitution and etiology, distinguish the syndrome and treatment, and take the harmony of qi and blood and the balance of viscera function as the treatment method, so as to achieve the effect of treating both the symptoms and the root causes.