Irregular menstruation: Worrying!

Menstruation not only reflects reproductive function, but also represents the health and beauty of women. Just a small abnormality, such as a sudden delay in menstruation or a shorter menstrual period compared to previous months, can be caused by stress, irregular eating and sleeping, but it can also be a manifestation of ovarian dysfunction.

Not only that, delayed menstruation can make women feel upset, hot, and have more acne on their face and back than usual... Therefore, it is necessary to have knowledge about common menstrual problems to equip yourself with knowledge, once a situation occurs.

1. Menstrual disorders

Oriental medicine has the advantage of treating diseases caused by hormones. The advantage is that it will solve the problem from the root, does not cause side effects, is inexpensive... Below are common menstrual phenomena and oriental medicine treatments, according to physician Vu Quoc Trung:

Menstrual disorder is a condition in which the menstrual cycle is irregular, not following a certain cycle. According to physician Vu Quoc Trung, the most standard menstrual cycle is 28 days, counting from the first day of menstruation this month to the first day of menstruation next month. However, few people have regular menstrual cycles, which often manifest in forms such as fast months (early menstruation), slow months (late menstruation).

If the period this month comes earlier or later than 7 days compared to last month, women do not need to worry. It may be due to irregular living habits and just need to eat, sleep regularly, and reduce stress to get regular periods again. As for those who often have periods that come earlier or later than 7 days, they should go for a check-up or take medication to adjust them in time.

There are many causes, but mainly due to blood deficiency, qi deficiency (deficiency), blood stagnation, qi stagnation (deficiency), or sometimes due to phlegm and dampness. There are treatments depending on each cause.

- Early menstruation: mostly due to heat (can be real heat or false heat), can also be due to clearing heat and cooling blood. Use the following prescription: 12g of raw rehmannia root, 8g of ligusticum wallichii, 8g of rehmannia root bark, 8g of scrophularia root bark, 8g of eclipta prostrata, 8g of Achyranthes bidentata root bark, 8g of red salvia, 16g of motherwort. Take 1 dose per day, 5 doses will help.

- Menstruation comes late: mostly due to cold deficiency or blood stasis or phlegm stagnation.

+ If due to cold deficiency, the menstrual flow is low, the color is pale, the limbs are cold, and there is constant pain. Use the method of warming the menstrual flow and eliminating cold. Prescription: 12g of rehmannia glutinosa, 10g of ligusticum wallichii, 10g of polygonum multiflorum, 12g of codonopsis pilosula, 8g of fresh ginger, 12g of mugwort, 8g of Chinese skullcap. One dose per day.

+ If due to blood stasis or blood deficiency, the symptoms are scanty menstruation, black color, and clots. Prescription for activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and regulating menstruation: 12g raw rehmannia root, 8g chuan khong root, 16g chicken blood vine, 16g motherwort root, 8g peach seed, 8g curcuma. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

+ Blood deficiency: little menstrual flow, thin, fatigue, shortness of breath, shyness to talk, dry skin, must use blood tonic and menstrual regulation medicine. Medicine: 12g rehmannia root, 8g ligusticum root, 12g chicken seed, 8g perilla, 12g longan, 6g tangerine peel, 12g motherwort, 8g red sage root. One dose per day.

2. Short period

Short periods have less blood flow than previous months. Normally, the amount of blood flow in each cycle is different for each woman and each month, ranging from 5ml to 25ml. The most standard number of days from the start of menstruation to the end of menstruation is 3 or 4 days.

However, in some cases, the period suddenly decreases to only 1 or 2 days, or the amount of menstrual flow is only a few drops. If this condition gradually decreases in both quantity and quality, it could be a sign of early ovarian failure.

The cause of this condition is due to weak blood and qi, causing stagnant blood and phlegm. Symptoms are menstruation lasting 1-2 days then stopping, little menstrual blood, a few drops, pale, thin menstrual blood, pale skin, dizziness, anxiety... In this case, use the method of replenishing qi and nourishing blood.

Prescription: 12g Poria, 6g Cinnamon, 12g Astragalus, 12g Atractylodes, 12g Tangerine Peel, 12g Angelica, 12g White Peony, 12g Rehmannia, 12g Ginseng, 6g Licorice. Boil 1 dose per day and drink.

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3. Heavy menstrual bleeding

In some people, there is also a condition of excessive menstrual flow during menstruation. If this condition persists, the body will lose a lot of blood and become weak. Heavy menstrual bleeding can be caused by two reasons: uncontrolled vaginal discharge and hot blood flowing wildly.

- In the first form, the menstrual blood is pale, the face is pale, nervous, tired, lower abdominal pain, poor appetite. The treatment is to nourish qi and control blood. Prescription: 8g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 6g of Cimicifuga, 12g of Ginseng, 12g of Astragalus, 4g of Licorice.

- The second type is caused by hot blood flowing: bright red menstrual blood, bloating, thirst, constipation, yellow urine. Treatment method: clear heat and cool blood. Prescription: 8g fresh ginger, 12g mugwort leaves, 8g deer horn, 12g fu long can. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

4. Menorrhagia

Vaginal bleeding is different from the case of prolonged menstruation and heavy menstrual bleeding mentioned above. This is a disease, not menstruation. Vaginal bleeding is heavy, or little but continuous, sometimes the period lasts forever and cannot be stopped, or the menstrual bleeding suddenly increases and cannot be stopped. There are two cases: due to damage to the Chong and Ren meridians and due to deficient Qi and blood.

- Due to the imbalance of the internal organs' Qi and blood, the Chong and Ren meridians are damaged and not controlled. In this case, use the method of clearing heat and cooling the blood. Prescription: 20g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 6g of licorice, 12g of Eucommia ulmoides, 12g of Angelica sinensis, 20g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10g of Polygala tenuifolia, 4g of ginseng, 8g of Poria cocos, 8g of Cornus officinalis, 4g of Polygala tenuifolia. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, drink for 6 to 10 days.

- Due to deficient blood and qi: bleeding that cannot be stopped, pale color, pale face, fatigue, poor appetite, loose stools. Treatment method: replenish qi and control blood. Prescription: 10g white atractylodes, 6g ginseng, 12g raw astragalus, 10g angelica, 8g ginger peel, 16g rehmannia. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

5. Amenorrhea

Most commonly, a person's menstrual cycle follows a monthly cycle. However, some people follow an individual cycle (menstruation once every 2 months is called "tinh nguyet", "cu nguyet" every 3 months is called "cu nguyet", "ty nien" once a year is called "ty nien", some people do not have menstruation but still have children, it is called "am kinh", some people are pregnant but when their period comes, there is still a little bleeding, but the fetus still develops normally, it is called "ich kinh").

Amenorrhea is also a common phenomenon in women. There are two types: primary amenorrhea (no menstruation until adulthood) and secondary amenorrhea (menstruation then loss - also known as amenorrhea). In case of primary amenorrhea, you should go to the hospital immediately to find the cause, then consider whether to treat it with Eastern or Western medicine.

Regarding secondary amenorrhea (amenorrhea), the cause is blood damage, phlegm and dampness, blood stasis, and blocked meridians. There are two types:

- Weak blood and qi: scanty menstruation, pale color, poor appetite, palpitations... Treatment method to greatly nourish blood and qi. Prescription: Poria 12g, cinnamon 6g, rehmannia 12g, ginseng 12g, licorice 6g, angelica 12g, astragalus 12g, atractylodes 12g, tangerine peel 12g. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

- Qi stagnation and blood stasis: lower abdominal pain, mental depression, dark complexion, chest and rib pain. Activate blood circulation and eliminate stasis. Prescription: licorice 6g, Chinese clematis root 10g, angelica 12g, ox ear 12g, chuan khung 8g, platycodon 8g, peach seed 6g, safflower 6g, rehmannia 12g. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

6. Menstrual cramps

Menstrual cramps in Oriental medicine are called dysmenorrhea. The cause is due to blood stasis (blood not circulating), blood deficiency (anemia), qi deficiency (weak qi)... causing menstrual obstruction, irregular menstruation. Some people experience pain before, during or after menstruation. Usually menstrual cramps are accompanied by blood clots. When there are many blood clots, you also need to pay attention. There are 2 types:

- Cold and stagnant qi syndrome: lower abdomen is cold and painful, pain spreads to the back, red menstrual blood, blood clots, white tongue. Treatment method: warm the menstrual blood and disperse the lower part. Prescription: 12g of Chinese clematis root, 12g of angelica root, 8g of one medicine, 4g of cinnamon heart, 8g of red peony root, 6g of Chinese clematis root, 8g of five-reishi mushroom root, 4g of fennel seed, 8g of ligusticum wallichii.

- Blood stasis and qi stagnation: before menstruation, during menstruation, lower abdominal pain, scanty menstruation, purple color, chest pain, blood clots. Treatment requires activating blood circulation and removing stasis. Prescription: licorice 6g, Chinese clematis 6g, angelica 12g, achyranthes 12g, chuan khung 8g, platycodon 8g, rehmannia 6g, safflower 10g, rehmannia 12g.

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