Premature ovarian failure is a term in modern medicine, which means that the ovaries decline prematurely. This term is very well used. What does it mean? Decline is normal, but it occurs before the age is reached, which is pathological.
It is usually diagnosed as “premature ovarian failure”, which means scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, that is, no menstruation. As for hot flashes, night sweats, palpitations, shortness of breath, etc., they are all terms from traditional Chinese medicine.
According to the medical book Huangdi Neijing, people will experience menopause around the age of 49, which means they will no longer have menstruation, so they will not be able to have children. However, people’s bodies vary from person to person. Some people may still have menstruation at the age of 50, while others may have menstruation at around 45, which is also normal.
What is menstruation mainly related to? In traditional Chinese medicine, it is related to the human qi and blood. So why do you have premature ovarian failure? The simple reason is that the qi and blood are insufficient. Of course, many people now may have something to do with taking contraceptive pills, but we will not discuss this. We look at this issue from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine.
In clinical practice, we found that premature ovarian failure is usually diagnosed at a very young age, and it is related to weight loss, that is, eating boiled vegetables or using fruits to fill the stomach. It may not happen for a few months, but after a year or two, when you find that your menstruation is getting less and less or even stops, you will immediately feel nervous and have to seek help from a Chinese doctor.
Because they will tell you that you will have your period if you take the medicine, and you will not have your period if you don’t take it. If you ask what medicine it is, most of them will say it is progesterone. This method of inducing sexual intercourse is like using a suppository for constipation. It can relieve the urgency, but it is difficult to restore normality. Therefore, people who understand will seek Chinese medicine for treatment.
How does Chinese medicine adjust? First, see if it is cold or blood deficiency. Cold means that the Qi and blood are not flowing, so you should use the idea of warming Yang and removing dampness. If it is blood deficiency, then you should replenish blood? This is all wrong. You have to adjust her spleen and stomach. When her spleen and stomach are good, she will eat more food, and the Qi and blood will be sufficient, and then her menstruation will come naturally. This is called a natural outcome.
So after losing weight, why do you not have your period, or have very little period? It is because you don’t eat, it is because you are dieting to lose weight. Is it because of low blood? How to judge? It is very simple. Do you feel dizzy? Are your face and lips pale? Pale means no blood color, so what else can it be if it is not blood deficiency?
For example, a few days ago, a girl came to see me. She had painted her lips very red and put on makeup. She said that she had poor digestion and wanted to see me. I took her pulse and it was very thin. I asked her: Have you lost weight? If you don’t have makeup on your lips and face, they are pale, right? She was very surprised and asked me how I knew. I said that your pulse told me, and your hands were very cold, so I could tell.
Then she said that she was against her boyfriend having sex because it was painful and just like a nightmare. Now her boyfriend wants to break up with me because of this, but I can’t bear it, after all, we have been dating since school. What is going on? I answered her: lack of yin fluid, which is also lack of blood, because blood is also a kind of yin fluid.
She immediately asked: “Then can I eat well?” The key is that I don’t want to eat now, I feel full after eating a little! I said: It doesn’t matter, your appetite will improve after taking the medicine, and you can eat more vegetables and meat, and your body will recover soon. After all, you are still young, only 24-5 years old!
Then she asked again, “Doctor, if I eat more food and my blood and qi are better, will my face and lips become as rosy as before?” I said it is entirely possible, but you have to be obedient! Then she was as happy as a child…
