Chinese medicine treatment
Chinese Medicine Treatment
Chinese Doctors' Thoughts on Infertility
In traditional Chinese medicine, infertility was first recorded in the "Suwen - Gukong lun" and referred to as "Du Meridia...this disorder..., the female is infertile." Many other ancient Chinese medicine books also have related records, such as infertility, sterility, unfruitfulness, unproductiveness, and infecundity.Married couples who have wanted to have a child, lived together for more than two years, and did not use any contraception are diagnosed with "primary infertility" or "infecundity", as referred to in the ancient books and, on the other hand, who have been pregnant but did not conceive for more than one year are diagnosed with "secondary infertility" or "unproductiveness", as referred to in the ancient books.
/Causes of Infertility/
The Cause of Infertility
After the menarche, where a man and a woman are both having sufficient kidney energy, their Ren Meridian is unimpeded and Vital Meridian is active, and the woman is having regular periods and the man is having sufficient semen, the woman should conceive after consummation. Therefore, infertility is mainly attributable to the deficiency of kidney energy and the disorder of Ren and Vital Meridian. Clinically, kidney deficiency, liver stagnation, phlegm dampness, and blood stasis are all common symptoms.
Kidney deficiency
Kidney deficiency
From the viewpoint of evidence-based medicine, kidney deficiency refers to a mental disorder in Chinese medicine culture and a symptom of low immune function of the endocrine system, the symptoms include:
Male | Low libido and sexual disorder, impotence or erectile dysfunction, spermatorrhea, involuntary emission, premature ejaculation, infertility.
Female | Breast ptosis, hypoplasia of uterus (immature uterus), premature ovarian failure amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, low libido, infertility, etc.
Liver stagnation
Liver stagnation
Liver stagnation refers to "stagnation of liver qi" or "depression of liver" due to the liver's malfunction of qi regulation and disorders resulting from the stagnation of qi. Liver stagnation is closely associated with emotions and stress, the symptoms include:
Chest tightness, irritability, anorexia, abdominal pain, vertigo, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic stomach disease, irregular menstruation, sleep disorder, migraine, depression, early menopause, etc.
Deficiency of qi
Deficiency of qi
In traditional Chinese medicine, qi is thought to be the driving force that maintains the vital activities and facilitates the operation of the systems of the human body. Therefore, the disorder or impediment of qi may lead to various health issues, the symptoms include:
Tiredness and sleep disorder, decrease in activity, pale tongue, pale complexion, lassitude, being prone to vertigo, asleep hands and feet, hypomenorrhea, irregular menstruation, etc.
Tiredness and sleep disorder, decrease in activity, pale tongue, pale complexion, lassitude, being prone to vertigo, asleep hands and feet, hypomenorrhea, irregular menstruation, etc.
Phlegm dampness
Phlegm dampness
Phlegm dampness is a common modern disease of civilization, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, diabetes, and obesity are all attributable to phlegm dampness. The symptoms include:
Excess phlegm, chest tightness and shortness of breath, being prone to vertigo, lower limb edema, being prone to obesity, and poor metabolism.
Excess phlegm, chest tightness and shortness of breath, being prone to vertigo, lower limb edema, being prone to obesity, and poor metabolism.
Blood stasis
Blood stasis
Blood stasis is due to congestion of blood or slow blood flow resulting from the deficiency of qi. The symptoms include:
Bleeding, congestion, thrombosis, ischemia (hyaline thrombus) and hematosalpinx, hydrosalpinx, hydrocele testis, and other hematological diseases.
Bleeding, congestion, thrombosis, ischemia (hyaline thrombus) and hematosalpinx, hydrosalpinx, hydrocele testis, and other hematological diseases.
/Prevention of Infertility and Health Care/
Prevention of Infertility and Health Care
Men and women diagnosed with infertility shall take daily moderate-intensity exercise (such as jogging, powerwalking) to improve the health, circulation, and physical fitness and reduce (internal and external) pressure by relaxing so as to face the challenge posed by infertility with buoyancy.
The timing for combined treatment of traditional Chinese and Western medicine:
The doctor will evaluate the situation and determine whether to use traditional Chinese medicine to nourish the vital essence and tonify the kidney and in turn to improve their ovarian function before the treatment. The efficacy may be further improved by contemporaneous treatments to promote blood circulation and regulate qi.
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Chinese medicine conditioning to improve ovarian function 3 months prior to the treatment.
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Chinese medicine conditioning to thicken the endometrium and create an ideal environment for imbedding 3 months before implantation.
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If OHSS (Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome:) occurs after egg retrieval, Chinese medicine may be used to relieve the symptoms.
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After a positive result of pregnancy tests, combined treatment of traditional Chinese and Western medicine may be used for miscarriage prevention.
