Irregular menstruation

An irreglar period is sometimes early and sometimes late. Make sure that the patients patterns do not fit into an early or late menstruation pattern.

Chinese Medicine Differentiation and Treatment of Irregular Menstruation: 

Liver Qi Stagnation scanty bleeding with some 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

Principle of Treatment: soothe Liver Qi flow

Acupunture – foot Jueyin, Liver 3, 5, 14, Spleen 6, 8, 10, Stomach 29, Spleen 4 on the right and Pericardium 6 on the left, Zi gong, Ren 4, 6 - hypochondriac pain- Gall bladder 34, SJ 6

Kidney Yang deficiency pale scanty bleeding, no clots, sore back and/or knees, tinnitus, feel cold, urinary incontinence or dribbling, copious clear urination, low libido, edema of the legs, loose stool (at 5am), excess clear vaginal discharge, T- pale moist, P- deep weak

Principle of Treatment: warm and tonify Kidney Yang, regulate Chong and Ren

Acupuncture points – foot Shaoyin, Kidney 3, 13, Bladder 23 and Ren 4, Stomach 36, Spleen 6

Herbal Medicine Formula: Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, You Gui Wan, Gu Yin Jian

Kidney Yin deficiency scanty thicker bright red or dark blood, dizziness, blurred vision, night sweats, dry mouth and throat, anxiety, irritable, feeling of heat in the head, hands, and feet in the afternoon, flushed cheeks, sore back, constipation, dark urine, T- red with no coating, may have cracks, P- thin rapid

Principle of Treatment: nourish Kidney Yin, consolidate Chong and Ren to regulate menses

Acupuncture points – Lung 7 on the right and Kidney 6 on the left (confluent points), Kidney 3, Spleen 6, Ren 4, Bladder 23

Herbal Medicine Formula: Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Zuo Gui Wan

Alternative Treatment Methods for Irregular Menstruation: 

Ear Acupuncture - Nei Shen Zhi Qi (internal reproductive), endocrine, subcortex, LR, SP, KI, Yuan Zhong scalp- human reproductive system (electro)