Irregular menstruation troubles many women, with numerous contributing factors and diverse treatment approaches. Today we focus on Traditional Chinese Medicine methods—massage and acupuncture—to regulate menstrual irregularities, helping you understand how to manage this condition. What Constitutes Irregular Menstruation? 1. Dysmenorrhea: Refers to lower abdominal or lumbar pain occurring before, during, or after menstruation.During severe episodes, patients may appear pale, break out in cold sweat, experience cold hands and feet, nausea, vomiting, or even collapse and fainting.If menstrual blood is watery, appearing only slightly pink or dark purple, this is abnormal. If menstrual blood consists entirely of clots, this is also abnormal and may indicate bleeding from another source. Seek medical attention promptly to ensure health.This may involve a short follicular phase (7–8 days), a luteal phase shorter than 10 days, or a basal body temperature rise insufficient to reach 0.5°C.
4. Abnormal bleeding: Menstrual flow during the menstrual period or bleeding during childbirth are considered normal. Any bleeding outside these two scenarios constitutes abnormal vaginal bleeding.
What medications treat irregular menstruation?
1. Prolonged menstrual flow
Qi deficiency pattern: Symptoms include prolonged, scanty menstrual flow with pale, thin blood, accompanied by fatigue, palpitations, insomnia, poor appetite, loose stools, and a pale tongue. Treatment should select Ren Shen Gui Pi Wan.
Blood Heat Pattern: Symptoms include persistent, scanty, bright red menstrual flow accompanied by palmar and plantar heat, dry mouth and throat, flushed cheeks, red tongue, and sparse coating. Treatment may involve Hemostatic Tablets combined with Zhibai Dihuang Pills.
2. Menorrhagia
Qi Deficiency Pattern: Manifestations include heavy menstrual flow, pale and watery discharge, accompanied by sallow complexion, palpitations, shortness of breath, reluctance to speak, limb weakness, and a pale tongue. Treatment may involve selecting Wujibai Feng Pills or Ren Shen Gui Pi Pills.
Blood Heat Pattern: Characterized by heavy menstrual flow with dark red or purplish-red blood, thick consistency or clots, accompanied by irritability, thirst, distending pain in the lower back and abdomen, dark urine, dry stools, and a red tongue with yellow coating. Treatment should involve Hemostatic Tablets.
3. Scanty Menstruation
Blood Deficiency Pattern: Characterized by scanty, pale menstrual flow or spotting that ceases quickly, accompanied by empty pain in the lower abdomen, dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations, sallow complexion, and a pale tongue. Treatment may involve Danggui Hongzao Granules, Fukangbao Oral Liquid, or Siwu Compound.
Kidney deficiency pattern: Characterized by scant menstrual flow accompanied by aching waist and knees, heel pain, dizziness, tinnitus, and a pale tongue. Treatment should involve Wu Ji Bai Feng Pills combined with Liu Wei Di Huang Pills.
Blood Stasis Pattern: Characterized by scanty menstrual flow with dark purple blood and clots, distending pain in the lower abdomen that worsens with pressure, relief after clot expulsion, and a dark purple tongue with ecchymoses. Treatment involves Qizhi Xiangfu Pills combined with Gynecological Desheng Pills and Yi Mu Cao Paste.