Week 3 Flashcards
______ yin is the most common cause of Amenorrhea
Kidney
Shock can cause Amenorrhea by causing Yin xu in the heart and liver
T/F
True
The biggest cause of Kidney yin xu Amenorrhea is ___________ __________
Hyopthalamic Annovulation
WHat are two things that can cause Hypothalamic Annovulation?
Sudden weight loss
Prolonged illness
Yin can become depleted due to _________ factors or it can be _____________
Lifestyle
Constitution
Phases _ and _ are the Yin phase where blood is replenishing and building, and follicles are maturing
1 and 2
___ is required for eggs to ripen
Yin
___ is required for the production of fertile mucus
Yin
___ is necessary for the production of blood to rebuild and thicken the ___________
Yin
Endometrium
Signs of Kidney yin xu
No fertile mucus dizziness LBP infrequent or no period 5 palm sweats night sweats Red T no coating
___ xu leads to ____ xu
Yin xu leads to yang xu
Deficiency of one Kidney will lead to Xu of the other, Which one would be depleted first?
Yin then yang
Yin xu can give rise to heat in the _____, _____ or both, which compound Kidney Yin
Heart or Liver
_____ and _____ fire can cause agitation, irritability and insomnia
Heart and liver fire
Dryness of blood, cervical mucus and constipation are signs of _____ and _____ fire
Heart and liver fire
Over time prolonged deficiency of ___ will lad to ____ collapse
Yin
Yang
Yin xu leading to yang xu is considered an advanced condition and is impossible to treat
T/F
False, it can be harder to treat but is possible
Symptoms of Kidney Yin and Yang xu
Yang xu- Fatigue vertigo palpitation blurred vision LBP Oedema
as well as the kidney yin symptoms
The first part of treatment for KD yin / Yang xu Amenorrhea
Reinforce yin and nourish blood
When there is no period we lay the necessary foundation by invigorating ___ and _____ since these are the drivers behind the first half of the cycle
Yin and Blood
________ stimulation and ___ maturation relies onyin and blood and without these there would be no menstrual cycle
Follicle and Egg
With herbal tonics the patient takes Kidney ___ and _____tonics for the first two weeks mimicking the natural cycle
Kidney yin and blood
For the 2 second weeks the patient is switched to Kidney ____ tonics
Kidney yang
If there is still no period after the month of Kidney yin and yang tonics the patient will return to taking the Kidney ____ tonics
Yin
With Acupuncture follow the same protocol- Mimicking the ___ phase for 2 weeks and then the ____ phase for two weeks and repeat until the natural rhythm is acheived
Yin
Yang
Yang Xu Amenorrhea
______ and ______ Yang xu will impede menstrual flow
Spleen and Kidney
___ needs to rise due to progesterone
BBT
If ____________ is xu Yang will not rise and will take longer for the cycle to function
Progesterone
The patient will feel more ________ than ____
Fatigued then Cold
Patient will prefer ______ and ________
Warmth and pressure
With Yang xu the pulse will be ____ and ____
Deep and slow
With Kidney Yang xu Patient will not feel ___________ at all. They will have no change in hormones to be aware of
Premenstrual
Treatment for Kidney yang xu
Tonify nourish Spleen and Kidney
Lift yang and Qi
Blood Stagnation deficiency Amenorrhea develops as a long term retained ____, retained ____-____ or Kidney xu
Cold
Damp heat
With blood stagnation amenorrhea the _____ vessel will not be filled or emptied completely
Chong
Not having the Chong vessel filled or emptied completely will negatively impact the function of the _____ since it controls blood circulation
Heart
The _____ also controls the _________ Gland so irregular messages to the ovaries may occur and destabilize the cycle
Heart
Pituitary gland
The pulse with Blood stagnation Amenorrhea would be _____ and _______
Tight -Cold
thready blood xu
With blood stagnation the tongue will be ______
Purple
Once fertile mucus starts to appear again, increase Kidney ____ focus while still strongly nourishing ___
Yang
Yin
Blood deficiency that causes ovulation disturbances is due to Kidney ___ and sometimes jing xu
Kidney yin
Therefore Blood deficiency is secondary, and the treatment principle is to treat the underlying ______ yin
Kidney
There are occasions where blood xu is a primary cause of __________
This may be following significant injury or physical trauma ie ________, ___________, __________
Amenorrhea
Abortion
miscarriage
childbirth
Most commonly true blood deficiency Amenorrhea is due to ______ qi xu
Spleen qi xu
Blood is yin
Blood deficiency is actually due to Yin xu
but you do not have to be Yin xu to be blood deficient
T/F
True
At what age do we most commonly see blood deficient women?
20-30
What is Spleen qi xu due to?
Physical strain intensive physical training long periods of overwork and or under nutrition, vegan, vegetarian Following long term illness
Signs of Blood deficiency
Pale dizzy fatigue poor diet overwork restless dreamful sleep anxiety cold limbs abdominal bloating poor appetite
Tongue and pulse with blood deficiency
T- Pale
Pluse - Thready
Treatment principle or blood deficiency
Nourish blood, spleen qi and kidneys R12 STM 36 BLD 20 SP 6 KD 13 STM 30 HT 7
What are the 3 deficiency types of Amenorrhea?
Kidney Jing xu
Kidney Yin/Yang
Blood Deficiency
A woman can also have Amenorrhea due to excess conditions
T/F
True
What is the Hearts job?
To circulate blood around the body
What stagnates Heart Qi?
Prolonged mental stress
Termoil
Emotional abuse
Abusive home
If Heart Qi is stagnated _____ will also be affected
Kidney
The heart maintains balance to the _______ to harmonize ____ and ____
Yin and Yang
In order for the menstrual cycle to flourish and ovulation to occur ____ and _____ need to work as one
Fire and water
Heart governs ____
Kidney governs ___
Yang
yin
If there is no ovulation, there is no transition from ____ to ____
Yin to yang
You can ovulate and not have a period
T/F
True
The period should be ___ after ovulation
14 days
When Heart Qi is stagnated it directly affects ________ which is the transformation from yin to yang
Ovulation
Heart Qi also affects the ___ ___ vessel
Bao Mai
Bao Mai controls the ______
Uterus
Ren __ and Ren _ govern the uterus
Ren 14 and 4
If someone has Heart Qi stagnation they may not _______
Ovulate
_____ qi needs to travel to the Uterus to control the opening of the Bao Mai
Heart qi
If heart qi is stagnated the ______ will not open and _________ will not happen
Uterus
Ovulation
Most Amenorrhea that has an emotional root, or is due to miscommunication between the Hypothalamus and the Pituitary Gland are due to _____ Qi stagnation
Heart
Symptoms of Heart Qi stagnation
Amenorrhea Insomnia Dreamful sleep Pallpitations Anxiety Fear Restlessness History of trauma
T and P with Heart qi stagnation
P Choppy and Rapid
T Red tip
Some points for Heart Qi stagnation
Kd 3 SP 6 - Yin and Yang regulation ZIGONG HT 7 PC 5 &6 KD 19
LQS usually typically occurs with prolonged ___________, ___________ or __________
Irritation
frustration
depression
Amenorrhea due to LQS Can also be caused from long term ______ ________
Breast feeding
If the mothers constitution isn’t strong enough even one year of breast feeding could cause a problem
Prolonged use of medications, especially ______-_________ medications and oral _____________
Mental emotional
Contraceptive
LQS over time will lead to _____ ____
Liver fire
Liver fire will weaken ______ qi and exacerbate any underlying Kidney yin xu
Spleen qi
If Liver fire invades the Stomach channel it may force ________ blood UP and appear as secretion from the ______
Menstrual blood up
secretion from the nipple
Breast milk comes from ______ _____
Liver blood
If Liver blood is XU it will ________
Stagnate