Why do I need curettage for irregular menstruation?

Menstruation is a barometer of women's physical health. If women have abnormal menstruation, there may be problems with their physical health. Irregular menstruation in women is a very common phenomenon. There are many reasons for irregular menstruation, and there are many ways to treat irregular menstruation. If irregular menstruation causes abnormal vaginal bleeding, curettage is generally required, but it is best to do it under the guidance of a doctor.

What medicine is good for irregular menstruation

1. Danggui Pills: nourish blood, replenish Qi, regulate menstruation and relieve pain. Used for irregular menstruation caused by blood deficiency.

2. Qizhi Xiangfu Pills: relieve depression, soothe qi, regulate menstruation and nourish blood. It is mainly used to treat delayed menstruation, chest and rib pain, and excessive leucorrhea. Used for irregular menstruation caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis. Note: use with caution in patients with Yin deficiency and fever.

3. Motherwort Paste: Promotes blood circulation and regulates menstruation, used for scanty menstruation and postpartum abdominal pain.

4. Jiawei Xiaoyao Pills: soothe the liver, clear away heat, strengthen the stomach and nourish the blood. Used for distension and pain in the ribs, fatigue, loss of appetite, and early menstruation. Be careful to avoid eating raw, cold and greasy food, and avoid getting angry or overworked.

5. Wu Ji Bai Feng Wan: replenishes Qi and blood, regulates menstruation and stops leucorrhea. It is used for deficiency of qi and blood, irregular menstruation, soreness of waist and legs, and excessive leucorrhea.

If women have dysmenorrhea, they can take the following medicines:

1. Fuke Desheng Pills: relieves depression and regulates menstruation. It is used for dysmenorrhea caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, such as lower abdominal distension and pain before or during menstruation, scanty menstrual flow, dark purple menstrual blood, difficulty in menstruation with blood clots, and swelling in the chest and ribs and breasts.

2. Jing Pills (Tablets): Promote blood circulation and dispel cold, warm the meridians and relieve pain. It is used for cold pain in the lower abdomen that is relieved by heat, scanty menstrual flow, dark menstrual color with blood clots, fear of cold and loose stools, white and greasy tongue coating, and other cold and dampness stagnation type dysmenorrhea.

It should be noted that patients with irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea should have simple dialectical knowledge when choosing Chinese medicine, which is conducive to the correct use of the medicine. However, if the symptoms do not improve after taking the medicine and the symptoms persist, it is recommended to go to the hospital to check whether they have anemia and other organ diseases to avoid delaying the disease.

Traditional Chinese medicine is also a common method for treating irregular menstruation. Generally, irregular menstruation can be treated by taking Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine for treating irregular menstruation varies according to symptoms:

1. Prolonged menstrual period

Qi deficiency type: Symptoms include irregular and light-colored menstruation, accompanied by fatigue, palpitations, insomnia, poor appetite, loose stools, and a pale tongue. Ginseng Guipi Pills are suitable for treatment.

Blood-heat type: Symptoms include continuous and irregular menstruation, scanty and red menstruation, accompanied by hot hands and feet, dry mouth and throat, flushed cheeks, red tongue, and little coating. Treatment can be done with hemostatic tablets combined with Zhibai Dihuang Pills.

2. Excessive menstruation

Qi deficiency type: Symptoms include heavy menstrual flow, light color, clear and watery, accompanied by sallow complexion, palpitations, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, weakness in the limbs, and a pale tongue. Wu Ji Bai Feng Pills and Ren Shen Gui Pi Pills can be used for treatment.

Blood-heat type: Symptoms include heavy menstrual flow, dark red or purple-red color, thick texture or clots, accompanied by irritability, thirst, distension and pain in the waist and abdomen, yellow urine, dry stool, and red tongue with yellow coating. Hemostatic tablets are recommended for treatment.

3. Lack of menstruation

Blood deficiency type: Symptoms include scanty and light-colored menstruation, or menstruation that stops with a few drops, accompanied by empty pain in the lower abdomen, dizziness, palpitations, sallow complexion, and pale tongue. Treatment options include Angelica and Red Dates Granules, Fukangbao Oral Liquid or Siwu Mixture.

Kidney deficiency type: symptoms include scanty menstruation, accompanied by soreness of waist and knees, heel pain, dizziness, tinnitus, and pale tongue. The treatment should be based on Wu Ji Bai Feng Wan combined with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan.

Blood stasis type: symptoms include scanty menstrual flow, purple-black color with clots, lower abdominal distension and pain that is resistant to pressure, pain relief after blood clots are discharged, and dark purple tongue with ecchymosis. The treatment options include Qizhi Xiangfu Pills, Fuke Desheng Pills and Yimucao Paste.

4. Early menstruation

Excess-heat type: Symptoms include early onset of menstruation, heavy menstruation, dark red or purple-red color, and sticky and thick texture, accompanied by irritability, dry mouth, flushed face, yellow urine, dry stool, red tongue, and yellow tongue coating. Treatment is with hemostatic tablets.

Asthenia-heat type: Symptoms include early menstruation, scanty red menstruation, thick consistency, accompanied by heat in the palms and soles, flushed cheekbones, and a red tongue with little coating. Zhibai Dihuang Pills can be used for treatment.

Liver depression transforming into heat type: Symptoms include early menstruation, more or less volume, red or purple color, or with blood clots, accompanied by swelling and pain in the breast, chest, flanks, and lower abdomen, irritability, bitter taste in the mouth, and a thin yellow tongue coating. Treat with Jiawei Xiaoyao Pills.

Qi deficiency type: Symptoms include early menstruation, heavy and light-colored stool, clear and thin stool, accompanied by fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, poor appetite, loose and soft stools, pale tongue, and thin coating. Ginseng Guipi Pills are suitable for treatment.

5. Late menstruation

Excessive cold type: Symptoms include delayed menstruation, dark color and scanty menstruation, accompanied by cold pain in the lower abdomen, pain relieved by hot compress, fear of cold, and pale complexion. Treatment options include Qizhixiangfu Pills or Tongjing Pills.

Deficiency-cold type: Symptoms include delayed menstruation, small amount of menstruation, clear and thin stool, dull pain in the lower abdomen, preference for warmth and pressure, accompanied by soreness and weakness in the waist, clear and long urination, and loose and soft stools. Ai Fu Nuan Gong Pills can be used for treatment.

Blood deficiency type: Symptoms include delayed menstruation, small amount of light-colored, clear and thin menstruation, accompanied by dizziness, palpitations and insomnia, pale or sallow complexion, and numbness of hands and feet. Treatment options include Danggui Pills, Bazhen Yimu Pills, Danggui and Red Dates Granules, etc.

Qi stagnation type: Symptoms include delayed menstruation, scanty, dark-colored menstruation with clots, accompanied by bloating and pain in the lower abdomen, and swelling in the chest and breasts. The treatment options are Qizhixiangfu Pills or Yuanhu Analgesic Tablets.