Can female uterine coldness cause infertility?

Female friends need to be vigilant about the problem of uterine cold, because it may affect fertility and cause infertility, because uterine cold can easily cause menstruation, or trigger some other gynecological diseases, which can cause infertility.

1. The so-called uterine cold refers to the lower abdominal distension and pain caused by insufficient kidney yang in women and lack of warmth in the uterus, which is relieved by heat, and the main symptoms are excessive leucorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menstrual disorders, deep and tight pulse, and a thin white tongue coating with a lot of fluid. 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.

2. In TCM clinics, many women often hear the statement “You have uterine cold”. Because they do not understand what “uterine cold” is, they are very worried and afraid that this problem will affect their fertility. In fact, "uterine cold" is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine. To put it bluntly, it means "cold uterus". Generally, uterine cold ointment can be used to warm the uterus. However, the "uterus" referred to in traditional Chinese medicine is different from the uterus referred to in Western medicine. Its scope is wider, including multiple organs such as the uterus and ovaries.

3. "Cold uterus" does not refer to a single symptom, but is a summary of various clinical symptoms of patients in traditional Chinese medicine, such as delayed menstrual cycle, scanty and dark menstruation, blood clots, or even amenorrhea; lower abdominal pain before or during menstruation, which can be relieved by hot compress; thick leucorrhea; severe cases can cause infertility, or fetal developmental retardation after pregnancy, etc.

4. Uterine cold can also lead to abnormal menstruation. There is a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen before menstruation, increased vaginal discharge, lower back pain, swelling and pain in the breasts, and a few women experience nausea and vomiting. There is abdominal pain during menstruation, a cold lower abdomen, and dark menstrual blood with blood clots. Some women suffer from dysmenorrhea to an unbearable degree. Since cold and warmth are the barometers of women's physical health, if the uterus is warm, the qi and blood in the body will flow smoothly, and the "seeds" planted will easily develop into a fetus; if the uterus is cold, the qi and blood will coagulate when they encounter cold, and not only will the body shape not be maintained, but infertility will also be caused.