What are the treatments for amenorrhea?

Everyone knows that menstruation represents women's health, unless they reach a certain age. Amenorrhea can occur due to changes in the body, but generally speaking, amenorrhea in young women means that their body is not healthy. So at this time, some female patients asked what are the treatments for amenorrhea? Then let me give you a detailed introduction, I hope it will be helpful to everyone, this is what I would like to see most.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine:

1. Acupuncture treatment

(1) Body acupuncture

(I) Acupuncture points

Main acupoint: Changqiang.

Acupoints: Shenshu, Yinjiao, Sanyinjiao, Diji, and Baliao.

(II) Governing Law

Focus on Changqiang, if the effect is not obvious, add additional acupoints. First, let the patient lie prone, select the acupoint in the depression midway between the lower end of the coccyx and the anus, insert a No. 28 needle to a depth of 1 inch, and apply strong stimulation. The needles were retained for 20 minutes and acupuncture was repeated every 5 minutes. For acupoint combination, acupuncture the first three points with moderate stimulation, tonification method or equal tonification and equal purgation method; massage the last two points with the pointer for 5 to 6 minutes. Take once a day or every other day, 10 times as a course of treatment.

Body Acupuncture (Part 2)

(I) Acupuncture points

Main acupoints: Zhongji, below the 17th vertebra, Gongsun, and Ci Liao.

Acupoint combination: Type I is insufficient in the Chong, Ren and Du meridians, with deficiency of Qi and blood, and malnutrition of the meridians. Add Guanyuan, Qixue, Baihui, Shenmen, Ganshu, Zhishi, Langshu, Fuliu and Qimen. Type II is invasion of Chong and Ren by pathogens, with stasis of Qi and blood, and malnutrition of the meridians. Add Zhongwan, Dahe, uterus, Yaoshu, Ganshu, Pishu, Ligou and Sanyinjiao.

(II) Governing Law

The main acupoints are the main ones, and additional acupoints can be added according to different symptoms. Select 6 to 8 acupoints each time. Routine disinfection of acupoints. Use twisting, lifting and inserting, slow and fast tonifying and draining methods, and after the sacral acupoints have received qi, perform the sparrow pecking method. For Type I, after the needle is inserted into the Guanyuan and Qi points on the waist and qi is obtained, it is slowly moved from shallow to deep, and the needle is repeatedly inserted for 1 to 3 minutes until a warm feeling is felt, or warm moxibustion can be applied for 1 to 3 times; for Type II, shallow needling is performed on the acupoints on the back, and the twisting and replenishing method is performed. Treatment is given every other day, and one course of treatment is 3 months. Treatment is stopped when menstruation comes, and acupuncture is resumed after the menstruation ends. Generally, one course of treatment is required.

(2) Ear acupuncture

(I) Acupuncture points

Main acupoints: internal genitalia, endocrine, and subcortical.

Acupoints: liver, kidney, heart.

(II) Governing Law

The main acupoints are the priority, and additional acupoints can be added as appropriate. Select 2 to 3 acupoints each time, including both ears. Apply the patch with Vicia fructus. After applying, press repeatedly with the thumb and index finger until the auricle becomes flushed and congested. And instruct the patient to press 3 to 4 times a day. Change the patch once every 3 days. It is advisable to apply the compress again after the menstruation to consolidate the effect. Generally, one course of treatment is 3 to 5 times.

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine

According to TCM diagnosis, amenorrhea can be divided into five types: deficiency of both Qi and blood, qi stagnation and blood stasis, yin deficiency and blood deficiency, stagnation of cold and dampness, and phlegm blocking Chong and Ren meridians.

(1) Qi and blood deficiency type: Menstruation often starts with a small amount and then stops. The patient is tired and short of breath, has a pale complexion, eats little and has loose stools, has a thin white tongue coating, and has a weak pulse. Treatment should be to replenish qi and blood. The prescription is Shiquan Dabu Decoction (ginseng, white atractylodes, poria, licorice, rehmannia, angelica, white peony, chuanxiong, huangmao, cinnamon) with modifications.

(2) Qi stagnation and blood stasis type: Symptoms include dark purple complexion, distension and pain in the chest and flanks, heaviness in the lower abdomen, purple spots on the tongue, and a deep and wiry pulse. The treatment should be based on regulating Qi, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. The prescription uses the Lower Abdomen Expelling Stasis Field (Angelica, Chuanxiong, Cinnamon, Corydalis, Notopterygium, Pollen, Fennel, Paojiang, Myrrh), and add Qi-regulating and blood-activating drugs such as costusroot, Cyperus rotundus, peach kernel, and safflower as appropriate.

(3) Yin deficiency and blood deficiency type: Symptoms include fever in the five parts of the body, flushed cheeks, restlessness and insomnia, dry lips and tongue, dizziness and tinnitus, sore waist and weak knees, and a thready and weak pulse. The treatment should be to nourish yin and blood. The prescription is Daying Decoction (rehmannia, angelica, licorice, eucommia, Achyranthes bidentata, cinnamon, tung oil cake) with the addition of yin-nourishing and fever-reducing drugs such as Ligustrum lucidum, white peony root, Artemisia annua, and turtle shell.

(4) Cold-dampness stagnation type: Symptoms include bluish face and cold abdomen, chest tightness and distension, abdominal pain during bowel movements, cold and damp leucorrhea, white and moist tongue coating, and a deep and slow pulse. Treatment should be to warm the meridians and dispel cold, and to remove dampness and blood stasis. The prescription for warming the meridians is Erchen Decoction (Guizhou twig, Niuxi, Huoshu, Angelica, Chuanxiong, Moutan bark, White peony root, Ginseng, Licorice, Citrus aurantium, Shida chuanxiong, and Pinellia ternata), with modifications.

(5) Phlegm blocking Chong and Ren meridians: Symptoms include obesity, fatigue, shortness of breath, chest tightness and frequent sleepiness, a greasy white tongue coating, and a thin and smooth pulse. To treat directly, eliminate phlegm, dredge the meridians, and regulate the Chong and Ren meridians, you can use boiled Pinellia, Rhizoma Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, Rhizoma Crotons, Scabra, Peach Kernel, Safflower, Angelica, Cyperus rotundus, and Tangerine Peel to treat.

In the past, traditional Chinese medicine was the best way to treat diseases, and in the case of amenorrhea, the best way was to slowly regulate the body with traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, the above article has given you a good introduction to the traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods for amenorrhea, so that female patients can use them to treat the problem as soon as possible.