Late
periods
35+ day cycle for three months
consecutively. Caution should be taken when a patient is usually regular and is
suddenly late, this may indicate pregnancy.
Stagnated Cold in Blood (Uterus)
could be caused by deficient
(Kidney Yang) or excess (Yin or external cold). Blood is usually dark with
clots, pain that is eased by warmth, T- pale. Deficiency cases are relieved by
lower abdominal massage/pressure, and excess strongly dislikes the idea of local
pressure.
P/T – warm Yang to expel cold,
promote circulation of blood
Acupuncture
- excess: ST25, ST29 (dislike massage)
- deficiency: BL23 (like massage)
Comments:
The same points are used for either excess or deficiency-cold patterns,
treatment is distinguished by the method of manipulation used, moxa is
recommended. RN4 is the primary point to tonify yuan qi, DU4 is the root
of yuan qi, BL17 & SP10 move blood.
Rx
- Wen Jing Tang (excess), You Gui Wan, Jin Gui
Shen Qi Wan (deficiency)
Blood deficiency
pale scanty menses, pale dry
skin and lips, blurred vision, dizziness, insomnia (trouble getting to sleep),
palpitations, pale brittle nails, stiff tendons, forgetful, may have anxiety,
someone who may be kind to others but not to themselves, palpitations, numbness
in the limbs, T- pale, P- thin
P/T – nourish blood & fill
Chong to regulate menses
Acupuncture
[BL17 - BL18 - BL23 - RN4 -
KI6 - KI13 - SP6 - SP10]
Comments:
KI13 is a chong connection
Rx
- Gui Pi Tang, Ba Zhen Tang, Ren Shen Yang
Rong Tang, Da Bu Yuan Jian, Xiao Ying Jian
Liver Qi stagnation
delayed periods with clots,
patient is stressed out, experiences PMS, breast tenderness, mood swings,
depression, hypochondriac pain or fullness, frequent sighing, ‘Plum-pit’
syndrome, psychological feelings of being easily frustrated, a sense of being
held down, digestive complaints,
T- may be normal or have slight
purple or red colour on the sides, P- wiry
P/T – soothe Liver Qi flow,
invigorate blood
Acupuncture
- [LR3 - LR5 - LR14 - SP6 - SP8 - SP10 - zi
gong - SP4 R - MH6 L ]
Rx
- Xiao Yao San, Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang
Alternative Treatment Methods
Auricular: Nei Shen Zhi Qi (internal
reproductive), endocrine, subcortex, LR, SP, KI, Yuan Zhong Scalp:
human reproductive system (electro)
- Injection: Dang Gui, Dan Shen at zi gong
, 0.5ml daily for six days to stimulate ovulation
