Infertility

Question 1

Infertility general description

Answer 1

A woman is deemed infertile if she fails to conceive after 2 years of attempting with a healthy companion, or if she remains 2 years without conceiving again after once or twice pregnant.

Question 2

differentiation of infertility

Answer 2

1. Kidney Deficiency
2. Blood Deficiency
3. Retention of cold in the uterus
4. Phlegm and blood stagnation

Question 3

1. Kidney Deficiency

Answer 3

a. Manifestations: Irregular or scanty menstruation with dark color, lassitude, soreness of the back, weak legs, dizziness, tinnitus; white tongue coating, deep and weak pulse
b. Treatment principle: Tonify kidney qi, regulate Chong and Ren meridians
c. Acupoint selection: BL23, KI13, KI2

Question 4

Blood Deficiency

Answer 4

a. Manifestations: Scanty and light color menstruation, delayed menstrual cycle, sallow complexion, general weakness and mental lassitude, dizziness and palpitation, pale tongue with white coating, deep and thready pulse
b. Treatment principle: Tonify essence and blood, regulate Chong and Ren
c. Acupoint selection: REN4, ST13, Zigong, SP6, ST36

Question 5

Retention of cold in the uterus

Answer 5

a. Manifestations: Delayed menstruation with scanty dark menses, cold pain in the lower abdomen, cold body and limbs, sometimes accompanied with soreness of the back and weakness of the legs, clear urination, pale tongue with thin white coat, deep and slow pulse
b. Treatment Principle: Warming the uterus and disperse cold
c. Points Selection: REN6, CREN2, REN7,DU4

Question 6

Phlegm and blood stagnation

Answer 6

a. Manifestations: Late period, obstructed menstrual flow with clots, fullness of chest and hypochondrium, restlessness and irritability, or obesity, dizziness, palpitation, abundant leucorrhea of thick, sticky consistency, dusky tongue with greasy coating, slippery or choppy pulse
b. Treatment principle: resolve phlegm and remove stagnation
c. Acupoint selection: REN3, ST30, KI14, SP6, ST40