Scanty Periods

Question 1

When bleeding is very light, (few changes of sanitary pads or tampons), bleeding only lasts 2-3 days or is extremely sparse, like a small drip

Answer 1

Sometimes not seen as a problem

Question 2

Standards of DX and TX (1602):

‘Scanty’ means:

Answer 2

amount of blood is scanty, blood itself is normal. Tonify

Question 3

Standards of DX and TX (1602):

‘Dry’ means:

Answer 3

blood is scanty, also thick, brownish, powdery. Tonify and moisten

Question 4

• Chronic illness
• Hemorrhage
• Irregular diet
• Overwork
• Hereditary weakness
• Too many children too close together
• Traumas, abdominal surgery
• Emotional stress
• Cold
• Contraceptive Pill

Etiology of ?

Answer 4

Scanty

Question 5

Older women from overwork; young hereditary

Answer 5

Kidney deficiency (Yin or Yang deficiency)

Question 6

Scanty periods pathology patterns

Answer 6

• Blood deficiency
• Kidney deficiency (Yin or Yang deficiency)
• Stasis of Blood
• Phlegm obstructing the Uterus

Question 7

Blood deficiency d/t (2) examples

Answer 7

1) Common in young women or girls

2) Often result of prolonged contraceptive pill use

Question 8

Kidney deficiency d/t

Answer 8

• Older women from overwork

* Hereditary if seen in younger women

Question 9

Phlegm obstructing uterus d/t example

Answer 9

• polycystic ovary syndrome

* tendency to obesity

Question 10

Scanty period with pale dilute blood, may be only a drip, dizziness, blurred vision, tingling of limbs, insomnia, palpitations, poor memory, dull pale complexion
T: Pale and thin, swollen if Damp present
P: Choppy or Fine

Answer 10

Blood def.

Question 11

Treatment for Blood def.

Answer 11

TX: Nourish Blood, strengthen Liver, fill the Chong Mai, regulate the periods

Question 12

CV 4, LIV 8, ST 36, SP 6, BL 20, BL 23, BL 18

Answer 12

Point prescription for Blood def.

Question 13

Scanty period with pale blood, backache, knee ache, dizziness, tinnitus, frequent pale urination
T: Pale and swollen
P: Deep, weak

Answer 13

KD Yang def.

Question 14

Treatment for KD Yang def.

Answer 14

Tonify Yang, strengthen Kidneys, nourish Blood, regulate periods

Question 15

BL 23, CV 4, KD 13, LIV 8, KD 3, SP 6, ST 36, GV 4

Answer 15

Point prescription for KD Yang def.

Question 16

Scanty periods, dizziness, tinnitus, feeling of heat, a dry throat, night sweats
• T: Red, no coat
• P: Floating empty or Fine Rapid

Answer 16

KD Yin def.

Question 17

Treatment for KD Yin def.

Answer 17

Nourish Kidney Yin, nourish Blood and Essence, regulate periods

Question 18

LU 7 R, KD 6 L, KD 3, SP 6, CV 4, ST 36,

Answer 18

Point prescription for KD Yin def.

Question 19

Scanty periods with dark blood and clots, painful periods, abdominal pain which is better after passing clots
• T: Purple
• P: Wiry

Answer 19

Blood Stasis

Question 20

Treatment for Blood Stasis

Answer 20

Invigorate Blood, eliminate stasis, regulate the periods

Question 21

SP 4 (R), PC 6 (L), SP 10, BL 17, SP 6, KD 14, 
CV 6, CV 4, ST 29

Answer 21

Point prescription for Blood Stasis

Question 22

Scanty period with BROWNISH discharge, obesity, a feeling of oppression of the chest, excessive vaginal discharge, period stops and starts, tiredness, feeling of heaviness
T: Swollen
P: Slippery

Answer 22

Phlegm obstructing Uterus

Question 23

Treatment for Phlegm obstructing Uterus

Answer 23

Resolve Phlegm, dry Dampness, tonify the SP, regulate the period

Question 24

LU 7 R, KD 6 L, CV 6, ST 28, CV 9, BL 22,

BL 32, SP 9, SP 6, CV 12, BL 20, CV 4

Answer 24

Point prescription for Phlegm obstructing Uterus