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4 characteristics of a regular period

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Has the same time between each menses
Controlled and consistent flow
Asymptomatic
Clear start and stop

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When is day 1 of the period

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First day of red bleeding is DAY 1

not brown spotting, not over night or the evening

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Day 1-5 these 2 hormones are low to enable uterine shedding

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Estrogen and progesterone

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Which hormones does the Pituitary gland produce?

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Follicle stimulating hormone FSH

Luteinizing hormone LH

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Between days 3-30 the PG starts to produce FSH and LH to stimulate the growth of these…

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New follicles

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On day 7 one of the follicles evolves and starts to produce _________

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Oestrogen

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Days 7-12 the high levels of __________ stimulate the endometrium to thicken and the cervical mucus glands to produce fertile mucus

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Oestrogen

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Days 12-13 are continued with high oestrogen, acting on the PG to produce a serge of __________ _______ . This matures the dominate follicle

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LH

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What happens on day 14

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The egg is released from the follicle

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Day 15-25 the _____ ______ form from the empty follicle and produces ____________

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Corpus Luteum

Progesterone

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____________ stimulates the endometrium to secrete nutrients and INHIBITS the PG from producing more FSH and LH

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Progesterone

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Spotting can indicate low ____________

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progesterone

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Days 25-28 ______ _____ dies causing progesterone and oestrogen levels to drop, this causes the endometrium to disintegrate and the period to start

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Corpus luteum

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Which gland stimulates FSH and LU and what is the acupuncture point related to it

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PG and Yintang

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How many days is considered a regular cycle

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between 27 and 34

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How long should the Luteal phase be in order to be considered fertile

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10-16 days long

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A prolonged follicular phase indicates _________ deficiency

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Oestrogen or FSH deficiency

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What is a BBT chart used for?

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Understanding the hormone cycle, typically used as a fertility tool giving data for all physical changes that occur throughout the menstrual cycle

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The BBT data is collected by doing this

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Taking your temp in the morning before you get out of bed

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In the follicular phase what is the average temp?

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36.3-36.4

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In the ______ phase the temp is elevated and maintained for 14 days indicating adequate ______ phase and therefore good progesterone levels

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Luteal & Luteal

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How many type of cervical mucus are there

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4

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What are the 4 types of cervical mucus

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Dry
wet
slippery
creamy

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Which half of the cycle should be cooler, first or second`

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First/yin

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Should you have cervical mucus during your period?
No
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What type of mucus should there be when the body is preparing to release an egg
Clear eggwhite
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If there is an absence of cervical mucus what type of deficiency would that be
Yin Xu
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What type of cervical mucus comes after ovulation?
Creamy
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What is the only yin fluid that we can see and feel?
Cervical mucus
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Follicular growth and egg growth is considered to be Jing | T/F
True
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Oestrogen = ?
Yin
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Progesterone = ?
Yang
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The menstrual cycle is divided into _ phases
4
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What are the 4 phases of the cycle?
Period post period ovulation pre period
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Period, post period and ovulation all fall under the __________ phase
Follicular
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Post ovulation and pre period require the same treatment principle whether treating fertility or dysmenorrhea T/F
True
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When does the Yin phase of the cycle occur?
From day 1 of the period until ovulation
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Yin phase is driven by which hormone
Oestrogen
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The yin or first half of the cycle from day 1 of the period until the first day of ovulation is also known as the Follicular phase, why
This is when the follicles mature
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When the endometrium lining grows from nothing to abundance, this is known as what phase
Proliferative phase
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When giving a treatment days 1-3 we should focus on moving _____
Blood
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Hormones are considered a ____ ____ of qi
Free flow
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Is cervical mucus needed for conception?
Yes
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Rebuilding of the endometrium lining usually occurs during which part of the cycle?
within 2-3 days of the onset of the period
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By day 5-6 the ___________ should be 1-2 mm thick and remodelling is complete
Endometrium
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During treatment we should move __________ and invigorate ____ _____
Stagnation and blood flow
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day 5-6 treatments will have the biggest impact on menstrual irregularities T/F
True
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The Egg gamete is the _______ cell in the body
Biggest
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The Egg is the pinnacle of ___
Yin
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Ovulation is the transition from ___ to ____
yin to yang
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When does the yang phase occur?
From ovulation until the end of the period or pregnancy
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Yang phase also known as ______ phase
Luteal
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Corpus Luteum is responsible for producing ___________
Progesterone
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Yang phase known as Luteal phase because it is driven by the ______ ______
Corpus Luteum
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What happens to the BBT during this phase?
It rises
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During ovulation should we invigorate Yin or Yang
Yang
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During the yang phase the endometrium lining is thickest or thinnest
Thickest
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Before ovulation it is best to ____ the uterus to keep things moving
warm
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we can boost kidney yang by supplementing ___
Yin
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We boost Kidney yang by promoting __ and nourishing _____
QI and blood
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After the period we should nourish _____ and ___
Blood and Yin
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_________ stress at the time of ovulation can inhibit egg release
Emotional
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Extreme and prolonged stress negatively impacts the ________ _____ hormone release which causes a delayed egg maturation and ovulation, which causes a delayed menstrual cycle
Pituitary gland
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Prolonged stress reduces follicle development | T/F
True
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When there is a stress reduced hormone output during ovulation LH can Luteinise a follicle without _________ occuring
Ovulation
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A follicle can start to behave as if it has released its egg, producing progesterone which will lead to the ______ starting
Period
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Leteninised Unruptured Follicle syndrome leads to a short ______ phase or back and fourth mid cycle without __________ occuring which then causes irregular cycles
Luteal | Ovulation
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if your cycle is 7 days early or 7 days late, is that considered an irregular cycle?
Yes, unless this happens regularly
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An early cycle is considered when the period comes sooner than __ days after the last period
27
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An early period can be caused only by excess | T/F
F | It can be from XU or excess
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The condition of the ______ will enable diagnosis along with general body health
Period
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Heat in the blood often looks like ______ onset with a profuse and heavy flow
Sudden
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Heat in the blood, the color of the menses is ___ ___
Bright red
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With heat in the blood there will be profuse clotting | T/F
False, there will be no clotting
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Typically when there is heat in the blood it will be accompanied by other ________
Patterns
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Excess internal heat can be caused by a few different things
``` Excess internal Heat Yin xu with false heat over consumption of warm and spicy foods infections overuse of warming herbs Liver qi stagnation transformed into fire ```
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Treatment for heat in the blood
Clear heat, cool blood, regulate Chong and Ren meridians
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A deficiency pattern for Early period would be __ deficiency
Qi
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Deficiency of Qi unable to lift ____ to contain _____
Yang to contain blood
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A menses with Qi deficiency the blood would be ____,_____ and ______
Thin, light and watery
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With Qi deficiency there maybe brown spotting almost immediately after _________
Ovulation
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Spleen Qi dominates the production of __ and ________ blood in the vessels
Qi and keeps blood in the vessels
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Deficiency of Qi leads to disturbance of blood flow within the _____ and ___ channels, since Qi controls _____
Chong and Ren, controlling blood
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Qi xu can be easily mistaken for __________
Stagnation
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It is possible for Qi deficiency to extend to ____ deficiency
Yang
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Symptoms of yang deficiency
Cold limbs Pallor preference for warm drinks pale T and thready P
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Qi deficiency will have feelings of abdominal distention, or heaviness, bearing down or sinking sensation with spotting and fatigue
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Treatment principle for Qi deficiency
Tonify spleen Qi to restore control to blood
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With general Qi deficiency there may also be signs of Kidney Qi deficiency T/F
True | Spotting, LBP, achey heavy legs, fatigue, frequent urination
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What are some indicators for Kidney Qi XU
Age Overwork prolonged illness longstanding SP qi xu
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Reasons for a late cycle
Cold in the uterus Yang xu Blood stagnation
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Cold in the Uterus causes blood stagnation, dark clotted period and the abdomen will feel cold on palpation
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What causes cold in the body?
Lots of time outside Lots of time in water as a child prolonged use of cold herbs raw food, cold diet patient will feel aversion to cold
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______ and ______ yang deficiency will impede the menstrual flow
Spleen and Kidney yang
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What does progesterone cause the BBT to do
rise
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If ____________ is deficient than ____ will not rise, taking longer for the cycle to function
Progesterone | Yang
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With Yang xu the patient will feel more fatigued than ____ but will prefer warmth and pressure
Cold
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What is the pulse like with Yang deficiency
Deep and Slow
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Patient will not feel premenstrual at all with ____ xu. There will be no change in hormones
Yang xu
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Treatment principle for Yang XU
Elevate Yang and qi | nourish spleen and kidney
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What is a long term consequence of retained cold, retained damp heat or Kidney deficiency
Blood Stagnation
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With blood stagnation the _____ vessel will not be ______ or _______ completely
Chong | Filled or emptied
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If the Chong Vessel is not filled this will negatively affect the _____ since it controls _____ ___________
Heart | Blood Circulation
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The _____ controls the Pituitary Gland
Heart
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The heart controls the PG, so Irregular messages to the ovaries may occur and destabilize the cycle T/F
True
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What will the pulse be like with Blood stagnation
Tight and thready
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Cold causes ____________
Contractions
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What governs reproductive health
Jing
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Anxiety can destabilize the PG which runs the ______
Uterus
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After ovulation, ____ should rise, If it doesnt the longer the cycle will take to turn to Yin and the longer it will take for the period to start
Yang

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