Amenorrhea

Question 1

Primary Amenorrhea is defined as no period by what age?

Answer 1

18

Question 2

Secondary Amenorrhea is defined as periods that have stopped for how many months?

Answer 2

At least 3 months

Question 3

Bi Jing means what?

Answer 3

Closed menstruation

Question 4

Amenorrhea means what?

Answer 4

No periods

Question 5

Amenorrhea vs Pregnancy? Pulse: Deep, choppy and fine.

Answer 5

Amenorrhea

Question 6

No period, depression, sadness, sighing?
T: Red or normal without coating in front
P: Floating-empty

Answer 6

LUNG YIN and BLOOD DEFICIENCY
TX: Nourish Lung Yin, nourish Liver Blood, moisten Lungs, calm the Mind, settle the Po
LU 9, CV 17, CV 6, BL 42, ST 36, SP 6, LIV 8, LU 7 R, KID 6 L, CV 4

Question 7

No period, sadness, grief and guilt?
T: Red without coat, dry, cracked
P: Floating-empty, Rapid

Answer 7

HEART and KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY
TX: Nourish heart and Kidney Yin, clear Empty heat, calm the Mind
HT 7, PC 7, BL 44, CV 15, CV 14, CV 4, KD 3, SP 6, LU 7 R, KD 6 L

Question 8

No period, feeling of heaviness, feeling of oppression in the chest, nausea.
T: Swollen, sticky yellow coating, thicker root
P: Slippery

Answer 8

DAMP PHLEGM IN UTERUS
TX: Resolve Damp, move Qi, resolve Phlegm, penetrate Connecting Channels, tonify Uterus
SP 9, SP 6, CV 6, ST 28, ST 27, GB 41 R, TW 5 L, BL 22, CV 12, CV 9 ST 40

Question 9

The most difficult TCM Pattern of Amenorrhea to treat?

Answer 9

Damp Heat in the lower Jiao.

Question 10

Typical amount of time before period restarts?

Answer 10

3 months

Question 11

Deficient Amenorrhea pattern due to…

Answer 11

Blood, SP/KD or LIV/KD deficiency; Pre or Post Natal.

Question 12

Excess Amenorrhea pattern due to…

Answer 12

Qi and/or Blood stasis, Phlegm, or Cold.

Question 13

Pregnancy or Amenorrhea? Pulse: Slightly slippery, strong in rear

Answer 13

Pregnancy