Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Traditional Chinese Medicine

Polycystic ovary syndrome is also known as PCOS. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the pathogenesis of PCOS is kidney deficiency, phlegm congestion, blood stasis, liver depression, and yin deficiency. Kidney deficiency causes Chong meridian to be malnourished, resulting in late menstruation or even amenorrhea or infertility. Phlegm coagulation or blood stasis blocks the uterine vessels and makes Chong meridian blocked, resulting in irregular menstruation and infertility. Liver depression turns into fire or yin deficiency causes internal heat, which damages Chong meridian and causes Chong meridian disorder, resulting in irregular menstruation or infertility. Let’s take a look at the traditional Chinese medicine perspective on polycystic ovary syndrome.

It involves dysfunction of the kidney, liver and spleen, and has pathological products such as phlegm, dampness and blood stasis, which cause disorder in the kidney-Tiangui-Chongren regulatory function. Among them, kidney deficiency is the key to the onset of the disease, and phlegm-dampness and blood stasis are its common pathological links. Several causes and pathogenesis are often intertwined and coexist at the same time, leading to the simultaneous appearance of multiple symptoms.

1. Weak kidney qi

Congenital deficiency, weak endowment, insufficient kidney qi, failure to secrete the essence on time, or early marriage, excessive sexual intercourse which damages the kidney qi, resulting in scanty menstrual blood, weak Chong and Ren meridians, and blocked Ren meridian, leading to scanty menstruation, late menstruation, and even amenorrhea or infertility.

2. Blood stasis and internal resistance

Emotional distress, liver qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis; or irregular menstruation, or residual blood after childbirth that has not been completely eliminated and remains as phlegm; or qi deficiency and insufficiency that is unable to promote the circulation of menstrual blood, dry and astringent blood vessels, and phlegm due to deficiency. Phlegm blocks the Chong and Ren meridians, and Qi and blood cannot flow to the uterus, resulting in amenorrhea.

3. Phlegm-dampness blockage

Obesity or excessive consumption of rich and greasy food, or irregular eating habits can damage the spleen and stomach, weaken the spleen qi, malfunction the qi circulation, and prevent the essence from spreading throughout the body, which instead becomes phlegm and dampness that are retained in the body, blocking the Qi flow and affecting the smooth flow of the meridians, causing blockage of the Chong and Ren meridians, menstrual disorders, or delayed menstruation, amenorrhea, or the development of abdominal masses, and even infertility.

4. Liver Qi Stagnation

Emotional distress or excessive anger, liver dysfunction, dysfunction of qi secretion, stagnation of qi, which turns into fire over time, disturbing the Chong and Ren meridians, restlessness in the blood sea, irregular menstruation, or difficulty conceiving

Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome have sensitive meridians. Movement of qi will damage the mind, which will damage the liver and kidneys, disrupt qi and blood, and thus disrupt the internal environment and inhibit the functions of internal organs.

Use Chinese medicine mainly and use less Western medicine when necessary. Because most Western medicines are hormones, they have serious side effects and are very likely to rebound after stopping the medication. Traditional Chinese medicine treats the problem from the root. The treatment cycle for polycystic ovary syndrome is often very long, so you must be mentally prepared and be positive, optimistic, confident and persistent! Traditional Chinese Medicine is a treatment method that has been passed down for a long time. Its profoundness will definitely cure diseases.