Menstruation and Vaginal Discharge

Question 1

abnormal menstrual cycle - early menstruation

Answer 1

1. qi deficiency (especially spleen qi)

2. heat syndrome

Question 2

abnormal menstrual cycle - late menstruation

Answer 2

1. deficiency syndrome - blood deficiency
2. kidney yang qi deficiency
3. excess syndrome - qi stagnation and blood stasis, or cold congealing and blood stasis; or phlegm obstruction blocking chong meridian
4. chong meridian not filling uterus

Question 3

abnormal menstrual cycle - irregular menstruation

Answer 3

1. deficiency syndrome: spleen and kidney qi deficiency

2. excess syndrome: liver qi stagnation, blood stasis

Question 4

hypomenorrhea

Answer 4

1. deficiency syndrome: kidney qi deficiency, or nutrient blood deficiency
2. excess syndrome: cold congealing blood, blood stasis, or obstruction of damp phlegm

Question 5

amenorrhea

Answer 5

1. deficiency syndrome: usually due to deficiency of qi and blood
2. excess syndrome: often due to stagnation of qi and blood stasis, cold congealing, and obstruction of phlegm

Question 6

hypermenorrhea

Answer 6

1. heat in blood

2. qi deficiency

Question 7

metorrhagia and metrostaxis

Answer 7

1. heat impairing the thoroughfare and conception vessels

2. spleen and kidney deficiency

Question 8

pale and thin menstrual flow

Answer 8

blood and/or qi deficiency

Question 9

brownish and thick menstrual flow

Answer 9

exuberant heat in the blood

Question 10

purplish menstrual flow w/ blood clots

Answer 10

1. cold congealing blood

2. blood stasis

Question 11

dysmenorrhea

Answer 11

qi stagnations, blood stasis, cold congealing blood, yang deficiency, blood and qi deficiency

Question 12

whitish, thin, and dripping leukorrhea

Answer 12

spleen and kidney yang deficiency which causes cold-damp pouring down

Question 13

yellowish, sticky, and foul vaginal discharge

Answer 13

damp-heat pouring down

Question 14

whitish leukorrhea mingled w/ blood

Answer 14

1. stagnated heat in the liver channels

2. damp-heat pouring down