What does uterine cold mean?

In daily life, we often hear the term "uterine cold", for example, a woman's dysmenorrhea is caused by uterine cold, or infertility is also closely related to uterine cold. Uterine cold is extremely harmful. If you set too high standards for your figure, it may also lead to uterine cold. It is very important to have a comprehensive understanding of it. So, what does uterine cold mean? Let’s take a closer look below.

The so-called uterine cold refers to the lower abdominal distension and pain caused by insufficient kidney yang in women and the lack of warmth in the uterus. The pain will be relieved by heat. Excessive leucorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menstrual disorders, deep and tight pulse, and a thin, white, and fluid tongue coating are the main symptoms of uterine cold. Uterine cold is the name of a disease under the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and cannot be equated with specific disease names in Western medicine. However, some common acute and chronic gynecological inflammations in Western clinical medicine (such as vaginitis, cervicitis, endometritis, adnexitis, etc.) can be treated with uterine cold syndrome differentiation, and good results have been achieved in clinical practice.

Harm of uterine cold

1. Leading to the occurrence of ovarian diseases. What Chinese medicine says about the damage to the uterus, insufficient warmth and qi transformation, and kidney qi deficiency and coldness is exactly this principle. The dysfunction caused by ovarian disease and uterine coldness directly affects the normal ovulation function of the ovaries, affects the normal endocrine function of the ovaries, causes ovulation disorders, or no ovulation, and promotes a decrease in female hormone levels, thereby affecting normal menstruation and affecting women's normal conception and fertility.

2. The occurrence of uterine diseases itself. The uterus is where menstruation occurs and the fetus is nurtured. It is also the only way for sperm to reach the fallopian tube and combine with the egg. Uterine diseases that cause uterine cold will inevitably affect the normal endocrine system of women's reproductive system, and then affect normal menstruation and cause irregular menstruation. It also affects the normal combination of sperm and egg, making it impossible to form a fertilized egg. It will also affect the normal growth and development of the fertilized egg after implantation in the uterus. Thereby affecting normal conception and fertility.

3. The occurrence of fallopian tube diseases. Uterine cold can also easily lead to the disharmony and low function of the fallopian tubes, or even the complete loss of their normal functions. This makes it easy for uterine cold to occur due to fallopian tube diseases. Due to the decline in the function of the fallopian tube itself, the function of the end of the fallopian tube (fimbria) to pick up the "egg" and the normal peristalsis of the fallopian tube are inevitably affected to a certain extent, which ultimately leads to the egg and sperm not being able to combine well, or even not being able to combine to form a fertilized egg at all, which will inevitably affect normal conception and fertility.

Symptoms of uterine cold

1. Gain weight. Another symptom of uterine cold is gaining weight all over the body, accompanied by symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, insomnia, scanty menstruation, and anovulation. The uterus lacks heat, and in order to maintain its own physiological functions, fat acts as a "uterus protector". The colder the uterus, the more the body needs to store fat, which causes weight gain.

2. Abnormal menstruation. Before menstruation, there is a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen, and there is an increase in leucorrhea, lower back pain or pain, and breast pain. A few women experience nausea and vomiting. During menstruation, there is abdominal pain, a cold lower abdomen, and dark menstrual blood with blood clots. Some women experience dysmenorrhea to an unbearable degree.

3. Menstrual pain and abdominal pain. The lower abdomen is cold and sometimes painful, the menstrual period is sometimes delayed, the color is light and the amount is small, the spirit is poor, the waist and legs are usually sore, urination is frequent, the menstrual amount is small, the libido is decreased, the tongue is pale with white coating, and the pulse is deep. If the true yang is insufficient, the waist will feel sore as if it is broken, the complexion will be dull, the lower abdomen and limbs will feel cold, the feet will be cold and weak, the mouth will have a tasteless taste, the person will like spicy and dry food, the menstruation will be slightly delayed, there will be leucorrhea, frequent urination or incontinence, the tongue will be pale, the tongue coating will be greasy and slippery white, and the pulse will be deep and weak.