Women's Health

Main signs and symptoms: Sudden development of vaginal bleeding for no apparent reason about one week ago. The bleeding is only very light but continuous, with fresh blood and no clots. She does not have any abnormalities with urination. She has been assessed by her GP, who referred her to a gynaecologist. No serious diseases were detected, and she was diagnosed with age related atrophic vaginitis. She had no result with the Western treatment and sought help from TCM. First visit 4/11/2017 On …

Main Signs and Symptoms: For the past three years she has been having very heavy periods as well as intermittent bleeding between periods. The cycles are regular, and the menstrual blood contains many clots. She always feels exhausted after each period and does not feel that she has recovered before the next one begins. Medical diagnosis found fibroids in her uterus, but she was unwilling to have a hysterectomy and sought TCM herbal treatment. First visit: 22/10/17 On inspection her complexion was pale, …

Main Signs and Symptoms: No menstruation for past three months (most likely menopause); three months ago, there were hot flushes, sweating and insomnia with gradual onset and appeared intermittently at first; now there are frequent hot flushes during the day with insomnia and sweating at night time. She feels exhausted in body and mind, with emotional volatility and a severe decline in her efficiency at work. Other Signs and Symptoms: On inspection, she had a red complexion, and sweaty palms. Tongue: The tongue body was …

Main Signs and Symptoms:  She has had no period for the past 3 months. Past history of dysmenorrhea and irregular periods 18 months previously, successfully treated with CHM. Other Signs and Symptoms:  Depressed mood, irritability, chest oppression, lower abdominal pain and distention, yellow-brown patches on the facial skin (tending to worsen in the past, when the periods are irregular), purple hued lips. Tongue:  Stasis speckles and purple edges. Pulse:  Deep and choppy TCM Diagnosis: Qi stagnation, Blood stasis stopping menstruation, blockage in the Chong-Ren channels, affecting the uterus. Treatment: Activate …

Main signs and symptoms: Frequent hot flushes accompanied by profuse sweating, insomnia (wakes around midnight and sleeps poorly after that), poor appetite, fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath. The hot flushes began after her periods had ceased, and she was prescribed hormonal skin patches, which controlled the symptoms. However, she became concerned about possible side effects and stopped using them. She has been experiencing the present symptoms since then, which has now been several months. Pulse: deep-thready Tongue: red with a thin …

Female 48 with vulvovaginitis, which has been occurring intermittently over the past several months. Episodes begin about 10 days before menstruation and symptoms reduced but still present soon after bleeding has ceased; localized severe itching with a burning pain and a thick white discharge. Pulse: Right side is deep, left side is wiry-rapid Tongue: Red with a thin coat TCM Diagnosis: Liver-Gallbladder Fire with Damp-Heat affecting the lower Jiao Treatment: Treatment Principle: Clear the Liver-Gallbladder, drain Damp-Heat Treatment: Black Pearl® Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Formula BP016) a.k.a. ChinaMed® ANTI-INFLAMM. FORMULA (Long Dan Xie Gan Tang CM119 …

Menstruation ceased about 10 years previously. She began to have irregular bleeding and was referred to a gynaecologist for assessment; no abnormalities were detected. Other signs and symptoms: Pale and dull complexion, tired demeanour, low and soft voice, reluctance to speak, lethargy. Tongue: Pale with a thin white greasy coat. Pulse: Deep, thready and a little wiry. TCM Diagnosis: Abnormal uterine bleeding (beng luo) due to Qi and Blood deficiency with Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency. Treatment: Treatment Principle: Tonify the Qi and nourish the Blood, strengthen the Spleen and Invigorate the …