Gynecology Test #2 Flashcards
Causes of advanced menstruation?
- Qi deficiency
- Blood heat due to excessive yang
- Blood heat due to liver fire
- Deficiency heat
Most common causes of bleeding?
Qi deficiency and blood stasis
Causes of amenorrhea?
Cold, qi stagnation, blood stasis, phelgm damp, blood deficiency
On a young patient, focus mainly on which organ in gynecology?
KD
On a middle aged patient, focus mainly on which organ in gynecology?
LV
On a menopausal patient, focus mainly on which organs in gynecology?
SP, KD
Definition of advanced menstruation?
Between 7-14 days early for more than 2 cycles (at least 3 cycles)
Advanced menstruation symptoms: cycle is more than 7 days early continuously for more than 2 cycles (3 cycles minimum), light red and thin blood without clots, heavy volume, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, pale face, dizziness (clear qi cannot rise to the head), poor appetite, loose stools, bearing down sensation in the lower abdomen, pale, swollen, with teethmarks, thin white coating tongue, thready, weak pulse
Qi deficiency
Qi deficiency advanced menstruation TP
Tonify qi, boost spleen to hold blood
Qi deficiency advanced menstruation formula
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang ingredients
Huang Qi Ren Shen Bai Zhu Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Dang Gui Chen Pi Sheng Ma Chai Hu
Which four herbs raise spleen qi?
Sheng Ma, Chai Hu, Ge Gen, Huang Qi
Qi deficiency quality of blood
Light red and thin blood without clots, heavy volume
Advanced menstruation symptoms: advanced menstruation that occurs more than 2 months in a row, more than 7 days early, bright red, thick blood with clots, heavy volume, red face, thirsty, irritability, short yellow urine, constipation, red tongue, yellow coating, rapid pulse
Blood heat - excess yang
Advanced menstruation blood heat - excess yang TP
Clear heat, cool blood, regulate menstruation
Advanced menstruation blood heat - excess yang pathogenesis
Collecting heat from external, goes inside. Heat pathogen, spicy food and alcohol etc., excess external yang penetrates interior
Advanced menstruation blood heat - excess yang formula
Qing Jing San
Qing Jing San
Mu Dan Pi: clear heat, infection, liver fire
Qing Hao: clear heat
Huang Bai: clear lower jiao heat
Sheng Di Huang: clear heat, cool blood, stop bleeding, nourish yin
Di Gu Pi: clear excess and deficiency heat, cool blood, nourish yin, stop bleeding
Bai Shao: soothe the liver, nourish yin, nourish blood, stop bleeding
Fu Ling: promote urination, dispel damp, tonify spleen (removes heat through urination) - remove if there is too much bleeding because urine is a body fluid,
blood and body fluid have the same source
Blood quality for advanced menstruation blood heat - excess yang
Bright red, thick blood with clots, heavy volume
Advanced menstruation symptoms: can be heavy amount of blood or small amount of blood, because the liver regulates the qi, sometimes it’s more on the heat side, sometimes more on the stagnant side, color is purple/red with clots (heat can boil the blood causing blood stasis), hypochondriac pain, headache, red face and eyes, distending pain on the lower side of the lower abdomen, oppression in the chest, distending pain in the breast, irritability, short temper, red tongue with thin yellow coating, wiry, rapid pulse
Blood heat - liver fire
Advanced menstruation blood heat - liver fire TP
Clear liver fire, soothe liver qi, regulate menstruation
Advanced menstruation blood heat - liver fire pathogenesis
Emotions
Advanced menstruation blood heat - liver fire formula
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San
Remove Wei Jiang because it’s too warm
Mu Dan Pi, Zhi Zi: clear liver fire, cool blood, stop bleeding
Chai Hu: soothe liver qi
Bai Zhu, Fu Ling: strengthen spleen
Dang Gui, Bai Shao: nourish blood to soften liver
Bo He, Gan Cao: Bo He regulates the liver, Gan Cao harmonizes
Advanced menstruation blood heat - liver fire blood quality
purple/red with clots
Advanced menstruation symptoms: small volume or heavy, thick blood, red color, red cheeks, afternoon fever, five center heat, red tongue, little coating, thready and rapid pulse, common to have spotting for a few, days before period and then period comes, similar to hyperthyroid
Yin deficiency
Advanced menstruation yin deficiency TP
Nourish yin, clear deficiency heat, regulate menstruation
Advanced menstruation yin deficiency formula
Liang Di Tang
Liang Di Tang
Sheng Di Huang: nourish yin, clear heat and cool blood
Di Gu Pi: clear deficiency heat
Xuan Shen, Mai Men Dong: nourish yin
E Jiao, Bai Shao: nourish yin and blood
Delayed menstruation definition
More than 7 days late
Amenorrhea definition
Period delayed more than 3 months
Causes of delayed menstruation
- Qi stagnation
- Blood stasis
- Excess cold
- Damp phlegm
- Blood deficiency
- Yin deficiency
- Deficiency cold
Delayed cycle symptoms: the menses are delayed by more than 7 days for more than two cycles continuously, which is scanty dark blood with clots, cold pain in lower abdomen which is relieved when warmed, cold sensation and cold limbs, white coating, deep tight pulse
Blood cold
Delayed cycle blood cold TP
TP: warm meridians, disperseing cold and regulating menstruation
Delayed cycle blood cold formula
Wen Jing Tang
Wen Jing Tang
Rou Gui: warm meridian and dispel cold
Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong: regulate blood and menstruation, remove blood stasis, warm and acrid herbs
Ren Shen: tonify qi
E Zhu, Dan Pi, Niu Xi: remove blood stasis (E Zhu is good at abdominal mass and blood stasis) (Niu Xi is strong for removing blood stasis and guiding blood downward)
Bai Shao, Gan Cao: relax spasm and relieve pain
Delayed cycle symptoms: Symptoms: the menses are delayed by more than 7 days for days for more than two cycles continuously, small volume thin light red blood without clots, cold or dull pain in the lower abdomen preferring, warmth and pressing, weak and sore on the lowerback, profuse clear urine, loose stool, pale tongue with white coating, deep slow or thready and weak pulse
Deficiency cold
Delayed cycle deficiency cold TP
TP: tonify yang, expel cold, regulate menstruation
Delayed cycle deficiency cold formula
Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
Si Wu Tang: nourish blood Huang Qi, Rou Gui: tonify qi and yang Ai Ye, Wu Zhu Yu: warm meridians and uterus Xiang Fu: regulate qi Xu Duan: tonify liver and kidney
Delayed cycle blood cold blood quality
Scanty dark blood with clots
Delayed cycle deficiency cold blood quality
Small volume thin light red blood without clots
Delayed cycle symptoms: delayed menstruation with small volume light red blood without clots, dull pain in the lower abdomen, dizziness, pale or sallow complexion, palpitations, insomnia, pale tongue, thready and weak pulse
Blood/kidney deficiency
Delayed cycle blood/kidney deficiency TP
TP: nourish blood, regulate menstruation
Delayed cycle blood/kidney deficiency formula
Da Bu Yuan Jian
Da Bu Yuan Jian
Ren Shen, Shan Yao, Gan Cao: tonify qi
Shu Di Huang, Dang Gui, Gou Qi, Shan Yu Rou/Shan Zhu Yu: tonify liver and kidney, nourish essence and blood
Du Zhong: tonify kidney
This formula takes care of both blood deficiency and KD deficiency
Delayed cycle symptoms: delayed menstruation (or irregular cycle), small volume dark red blood with clots, distending pain in the breast, hypochondrium and side abdomen, wiry pulse, emotional (angry, depressed)
Qi stagnation
Delayed cycle blood/kidney deficiency type of blood
small volume light red blood without clots
Delayed cycle qi stagnation TP
TP: soothe qi, regulate menstruation
Delayed cycle qi stagnation formula
Wu Yao Tang
Wu Yao Tang
Wu Yao, Xiang Fu, Mu Xiang: regulate qi
Dang Gui: nourish blood
Gan Cao: harmonize other herbs
Delayed cycle qi stagnation blood quality
Small volume dark red blood with clots
Irregular menstruation definition
Either earlier than 7 days or delayed more than 7 days for at least 3 cycles
Irregular menstruation pathogenesis
The cycle is regulated by the Liver and Kidney, either the Liver is stagnated/has fire, or the Kidney is deficient, can be a mix of both
Irregular menstruation symptoms: Irregular menstruation cycle that is advanced or delayed by more than 7 days, lasting for three or more cycles, heavy or light menses (or normal), purple red blood with clots, unsmooth menstrual flow, liver qi stagnation signs. Either advanced or delayed because the qi stagnation will cause a delay, but if the qi stagnation creates fire/heat, then it will be advanced/early.
Liver qi stagnation