Gynaecology

Question 1

How should a normal period present

Answer 1

Same length of time between each menses, asymptomatic (no pain/ mood swings), controlled and consistent flow

Question 2

BBT chart charts what

Answer 2

hormone cycle

Question 3

how many cycles does a patient need to track to get an accurate picture of hormones

Answer 3

3

Question 4

what is a possible diagnosis if a patient is dry all the time (no creamy or stretchy mucus)

Answer 4

Yin Xu

Question 5

is cervical mucus yin or yang

Answer 5

Yin

Question 6

What governs ovaries

Answer 6

Hormones

Question 7

delayed ovulation and lack of fertile mucus means what

Answer 7

kidney yin xu

Question 8

back pain and poor basal temp elevation during luteal phase means

Answer 8

Kidney yang xu

Question 9

heart is the house of yin or yang

Answer 9

yang

Question 10

progesterone is yin or yang

Answer 10

yang

Question 11

cold in uterus causes what

Answer 11

blood stagnation

Question 12

period color with cold in uterus

Answer 12

dark and clotted

Question 13

is cold in uterus an external or internal cause

Answer 13

external

Question 14

during pregnancy, what are two alarming symptoms that signify qi sinking

Answer 14

backache and spotting

Question 15

overwork and excessive sex can cause what xu

Answer 15

liver and kidney xu

Question 16

spleen not holding bld tmt

Answer 16

Tmt- tonify qi and spleen - use moxa (you wont put heat in bld)

Question 17

Many eggs but they don’t fertilise is a result of

Answer 17

poor jing