According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, women infertility is categorized into Excess and/or Deficiency patterns. The Western classifications of fertility also can be analysed to fit into a TCM pattern. The following table sums up these patterns and the infertility problems according to:
Example of Infertility problems | Treatment | |
EXCESSIVE PARTERN | ||
Phlegm- Dampness in the lower abdomen | Polycystic ovarium Syndrom (PCOS) | Acupuncture for Polycystic ovarium Syndrom |
Phlegm- Dampness | Hashimoto thyreoiditis, Hypothyroidism, Hiperprolactinaemia | Acupuncture for thyroid gland problems Acupuncture for Hiperprolactinaemia |
Blood stasis | Endometriosis | Acupuncture for Endometriosis |
Liver Qi Stagnation | Immunological problem, hypertension | Acupuncture for immunological problems |
Blood Heat | Pelvic infection, Chlamydia infection, Hyperthyroidism | Acupuncture for thyroid gland problems |
DEFICIENT PATTERN | ||
Kidney Yin deficiency | Primary ovarian insufficient (Elevated FSH) | Acupuncture for Elevated FSH |
Kidney Yang deficiency | Luteal phase defect | Acupuncture for Luteal phase defect |
Spleen deficiency, Blood deficiency | Menopause, amenorrhoea, anemia | Acupuncture for Menopause |
Mixed Deficiency | Miscarriage | Acupuncture for Miscarriage |
However, these patterns are often coexist, as a women can suffer from more than one health problems. The physician has to consider which symptoms imply Excess and which imply Deficiency, to generate a concrete diagnosis and effective treatment.
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