ENDOMETRIOSIS

Clinical Manifestations
  • Endometriosis, defined by the presence of viable endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, is among the most common gynecologic disorders affecting women of reproductive age.
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Sallow complexion
  • Anorexia (maybe with vomiting)
  • Four limbs feel tired and heavy
  • Abdominal and epigastric distention after eating
  • Maybe acid regurgitation or vomiting
  • Loose stools or watery stools containing undigested food
  • Shortness of breath
  • Pain in the epigastrium with cold sensations (pain is relieved by warmth)
  • Cold limbs
  • Feeling chilled
  • Mental fatigue
  • Maybe scanty urine with edema
  • Maybe clear, watery vaginal discharge
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Deep and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Warm the Center
  • Dispel Cold.
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Chronic, intermittent, dull abdominal pain which is better with warmth and pressure and ingesting warm fluids
  • Waxy, pale or sallow lusterless complexion
  • Anorexia (maybe with vomiting)
  • Easily satiated
  • Four limbs feel tired and heavy
  • Abdominal and epigastric distention after eating
  • Maybe acid regurgitation or vomiting
  • Loose stools or watery stools containing undigested food
  • Shortness of breath
  • Pain in the epigastrium with cold sensations relieved by warmth
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Cold limbs
  • Feeling chilled
  • Lethargy
  • Fatigue
  • Mental fatigue
  • Depression
  • Low spirits
  • Maybe scanty urine with edema
  • Maybe clear, watery vaginal discharge
  • T: Pale maybe swollen
  • C: White or Thin and white or White and greasy
  • P: Deep, thready and forceless or Deep and weak or Thready and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Warm the Middle Jiao
  • Strengthen the Spleen and Stomach
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Swelling and pain in scrotum as if testicles were being pulled downward or
  • Swollen or distended testicles or
  • Contractions and cold sensations of scrotum which are alleviated by warmth
  • Pain, distention, fullness and cold sensation in lower abdomen
  • Cold limbs
  • Dislike of cold and preference for warmth
  • Lower abdominal pain radiating to the testicles
  • May be localized sensation of Cold
  • Menstrual pain and hardness
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Mobile abdominal masses
  • Flank pain
  • Leukorrhea
  • T: Pale
  • C: White or White and greasy
  • P: Deep and slow or Wiry and tight or Deep and wiry or Slow or Deep and Excess
Treatment Principle
  • Warm the Liver
  • Dispel Cold.
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Yang jaundice (sclera and skin bright yellow)
  • Pain and fullness in ribs on both sides
  • Maybe pain in the right hypochondrium
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting sour and bitter fluids
  • Anorexia
  • Maybe alternating chills and fever
  • Concentrated, dark urine
  • Abdominal distention
  • Yellow vaginal discharge with foul smell
  • Pruritis vulvae
  • T: Pink
  • C: Yellow and greasy or sticky
  • P: Wiry and rapid or Slippery and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Dampness
  • Purge Heat from Liver and Gall Bladder
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Continuous cramping pain in the abdomen
  • Pain is not severe
  • Pain is relieved by pressure
  • Edema of the feet
  • Urinary difficulty
  • Slight edema (primarily of the lower limbs)
  • Symptoms generally occur during pregnancy
  • Pale face
  • Fatigue
  • Heaviness of head
  • Lassitude
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Lumbago
  • Edema
  • Abdominal pain with edema during pregnancy due to Blood Deficiency and abnormal water circulation
  • Oliguria
  • Palpitations
  • Cold feet
  • Extreme coldness of the hands and feet
  • Vertigo
  • Weakness and numbness of lower back and legs during pregnancy or postpartum
  • Mal position of the fetus
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Right upper quadrant pain
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Anemia
  • Lack of energy
  • Sore back
  • Thirst with no desire to drink
  • T: Pale or pink maybe petechiae on margin
  • C: Thin or Greasy white
  • P: Deep and weak or Soft, floating, small and slow or Wiry and small or Wiry and rough
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish Liver Blood
  • Soften the Liver
  • Spread Liver Qi
  • Strengthen the Spleen
  • Resolve Dampness
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic region
  • Heavy and/or irregular periods
  • Spotting between periods or before periods
  • Infertility
  • Difficulty conceiving
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Scanty dark colored menstrual Blood with small clots
  • Low back, knees and legs painful and weak
  • Foot pain
  • Light-headedness
  • Vertigo
  • Tinnitus
  • Diminished hearing
  • Five sole Heat
  • Chronic dry, sore throat
  • Toothache
  • Wasting and thirsting disorder (Xiao Ke)
  • Dizziness
  • Muscular weakness
  • Dry skin
  • Deafness
  • Steaming bones
  • Abdominal swelling
  • Painful bowel movements, especially during menstruation
  • Bleeding from the rectum during menstruation
  • Lower abdominal pain during menstruation
  • Low back pain
  • Painful urination during menstruation
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • Tidal fevers
  • Loose teeth
  • Dripping urine
  • Thirst
  • Dry tongue
  • Numbness and weakness at the waist and knees
  • Heel pain
  • Dry mouth
  • Dry throat
  • Blurred vision
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Spontaneous and nocturnal emissions
  • Night sweats
  • Other symptoms may include:
    Headaches
    Low grade fevers
    Depression
    Hypoglycemia
    Anxiety
    Susceptibility to infections and allergies
  • T:Red or Purple or Purple spots
  • C: Little or none
  • P: Thready and rapid or Choppy
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish Yin
  • Clear Deficiency Fire
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Edema of whole body particularly at and below the waist
  • Pitting edema
  • Low back pain, aching and heaviness
  • Abdominal distention with full sensations
  • Oliguria
  • Cold limbs
  • Face gray and congested or pale
  • Feeling nervous and cold with mental weariness
  • In severe cases:
    Ascites
  • T: Pale and swollen
  • C: Thin, white or Thick, white and sticky
  • P: Deep and thready
  • With Water Flooding the Lungs:
    Cough with copious, thin watery phlegm
    Asthma with phlegmy sound (wheezing)
    Dyspnea
    Facial edema
    Edema of limbs
    Dysuria
    T: Pale and swollen
    C: White and moist or White and greasy
    P: Superficial and tight
Treatment Principle
  • Warm Kidneys
  • Promote diuresis
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Clinical Manifestations
  • The origin of this pattern is either a constitutional weakness, or a history of surgical procedures
  • Pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic region before, during and after menstruation
  • Tenderness and nodulation in the posterior fornix or isthmus of the uterus
  • Heavy and/or irregular periods
  • Spotting between periods or before periods
  • Infertility
  • Difficulty conceiving
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Abdominal swelling
  • Painful bowel movements, especially during menstruation
  • Bleeding from the rectum during menstruation
  • Lower abdominal pain during menstruation
  • Menorrhagia
  • Painful urination during menstruation
  • Low back pain
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • Abdominal tenderness
  • A feeling of pressure and pain during or after periods
  • Soreness of the back, legs, and hips
  • Dizziness
  • Scanty periods or spotting
  • Blood clots with periods
  • Other symptoms may include:
    Headaches
    Low grade fevers
    Depression
    Hypoglycemia
    Anxiety
  • T: Pale or with spots
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Deep, thin and choppy
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish Kidney Yang
  • Invigorate the Blood
  • Eliminate Stasis
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Clinical Manifestations
  • The origin of this pattern is chronic illness or weakness.
  • Pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic region
  • Spotting between periods or before periods
  • Infertility
  • Difficulty conceiving
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Abdominal swelling
  • Painful bowel movements, especially during menstruation
  • Bleeding from the rectum during menstruation
  • Lower abdominal pain during menstruation
  • Low back pain
  • Painful urination during menstruation
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • Periods that are either heavy or scanty, with light-colored, watery menses
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • A preference for warmth
  • Feels better with pressure on the abdomen or
  • Dislikes pressure
  • Large clots
  • Fatigue
  • Bloating
  • Heavy pressure on the anus
  • A "dropping" sensation of the anus
  • Soft bowel movements
  • A pale complexion
  • Lethargy
  • Other symptoms may include:
    Headaches
    Low grade fevers
    Depression
    Hypoglycemia
    Anxiety
    Susceptibility to infections and allergies
  • T: Pale and Swollen with teethmarks and/or Purple
  • C: White
  • P: Deep, thin and weak or Thin, soft and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish Qi to move Qi and Blood
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Clinical Manifestations
  • The origin of this pattern lies in emotional stress and anxiety.
  • Pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic region
  • Heavy and/or irregular periods
  • Spotting between periods or before periods
  • Infertility
  • Difficulty conceiving
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Painful bowel movements, especially during menstruation
  • Bleeding from the rectum during menstruation
  • Lower abdominal pain during menstruation
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • Painful urination during menstruation
  • Low back pain
  • Abdominal tenderness
  • Pressure and pain before or during periods
  • Breast distention before periods
  • Distending pain under the rib cage before periods
  • Aversion to pressure on the abdomen
  • Blood clots with periods
  • The pain is relieved after the periods
  • Other symptoms may include:
    Headaches
    Low grade fevers
    Depression
    Hypoglycemia
    Anxiety
    Susceptibility to infections and allergies
  • T: Dark purple with spots
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Wiry and choppy
Treatment Principle
  • Circulate Qi
  • Activate the Blood
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Pain that is fixed, stabbing and /or severe or
  • Pains that move around
  • Distending sensation of the breasts and abdomen
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Pan is worse with pressure
  • Dark complexion
  • Fixed, palpable masses
  • Bleeding with clots
  • Purple lips
  • Purple nails
  • Dry skin
  • Blue, dark or purplish discoloration of the skin in small or large areas
  • Varicose and spider veins
  • Cold hands and feet
  • Lower abdominal pain before, during and after menstruation which may be severe
  • Tendency to hemorrhage dark blood or clots
  • T: Dark or Purple, possible purple or red spots
    Red purple if there is Heat
    Blue purple if there is Cold
  • C: White
  • P: Choppy or Wiry and choppy
Treatment Principle
  • Activate the Blood
  • Break up Stagnation
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Patches of endometrial tissue that are normally found only in the uterine lining grow the uterus, usually in the abdominal cavity (ovaries, uterine ligaments, intestines, ureters , bladder, vagina, surgical scars )
  • It may appear in other parts of the body (chest lining, brain). 
  • It quite commonly is attached to the outside of internal organs and most often adheres to the ovaries and uterine ligaments. 
  • This tissue still keeps the same traits it would have if it still were present inside the uterus; grows and builds mid cycle, and bleeds during menstruation. 
  • This causes pain of varying degrees in different women. 
  • When this continues for some time, the misplaced tissue may cause scarring that leads to an adhesion of internal surfaces
  • The origin of this pattern is chronic illness or weakness.
  • Pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic region
  • Spotting between periods or before periods
  • Infertility
  • Difficulty conceiving
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Abdominal swelling
  • Painful bowel movements, especially during menstruation
  • Bleeding from the rectum during menstruation
  • Lower abdominal pain during menstruation
  • Low back pain
  • Painful urination during menstruation
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • Periods that are either heavy or scanty, with light-colored, watery menses
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • A preference for warmth
  • Feels better with pressure on the abdomen or
  • Dislikes pressure
  • Large clots
  • Fatigue
  • Bloating
  • Heavy pressure on the anus
  • A "dropping" sensation of the anus
  • Soft bowel movements
  • A pale complexion
  • Lethargy
  • Other symptoms may include:
    Headaches
    Low grade fevers
    Depression
    Hypoglycemia
    Anxiety
    Susceptibility to infections and allergies
  • T: Pale and Swollen with teethmarks and/or Purple
  • C: White
  • P: Deep, thin and weak or Thin, soft and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Tonify Qi
  • Nourish the Blood
  • Invigorate the Blood
  • Break up Stasis
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Etiology
  • Patches of endometrial tissue that are normally found only in the uterine lining grow the uterus, usually in the abdominal cavity (ovaries, uterine ligaments, intestines, ureters , bladder, vagina, surgical scars )
  • It may appear in other parts of the body (chest lining, brain). 
  • It quite commonly is attached to the outside of internal organs and most often adheres to the ovaries and uterine ligaments. 
  • This tissue still keeps the same traits it would have if it still were present inside the uterus; grows and builds mid cycle, and bleeds during menstruation. 
  • This causes pain of varying degrees in different women. 
  • When this continues for some time, the misplaced tissue may cause scarring that leads to an adhesion of internal surfaces
Clinical Manifestations
  • Pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic region
  • Heavy and/or irregular periods
  • Spotting between periods or before periods
  • Infertility
  • Difficulty conceiving
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Abdominal swelling
  • Painful bowel movements, especially during menstruation
  • Bleeding from the rectum during menstruation
  • Lower abdominal pain during menstruation
  • Low back pain
  • Painful urination during menstruation
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • Other symptoms may include:
    Headaches
    Low grade fevers
    Depression
    Hypoglycemia
    Anxiety
    Susceptibility to infections and allergies
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish and Invigorate the Blood
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic region
  • Heavy and/or irregular periods
  • Spotting between periods or before periods
  • Infertility
  • Difficulty conceiving
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Abdominal swelling
  • Painful bowel movements, especially during menstruation
  • Bleeding from the rectum during menstruation
  • Lower abdominal pain during menstruation
  • Low back pain
  • Painful urination during menstruation
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • Other symptoms may include:
    Headaches
    Low grade fevers
    Depression
    Hypoglycemia
    Anxiety
    Susceptibility to infections and allergies
  • T: Purple or Purple spots
  • C: Normal
  • P: Choppy
Treatment Principle
  • Invigorate the Blood
  • Dispel Stasis
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Clinical Manifestations
  • A history of exposure to Cold, either cold temperatures, or the habitual consumption of cold foods, especially during menstruation.
  • Cold pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic region before, during or after menstruation
  • Heavy and/or irregular periods
  • Spotting between periods or before periods
  • Infertility
  • Difficulty conceiving
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Painful bowel movements, especially during menstruation
  • Bleeding from the rectum during menstruation
  • Painful urination during menstruation
  • Fatigue
  • Tenderness and nodules in fornix and isthmus of the uterus
  • Abdominal swelling
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Cold limbs
  • Low back pain
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • Abdominal tenderness
  • Pressure and pain before or during periods
  • A preference for warmth
  • Blood clots with periods
  • The pain relieved after the periods
  • Pale complexion
  • Nausea or vomiting with severe menstrual pain
  • Other symptoms may include:
    Headaches
    Low grade fevers
    Depression
    Hypoglycemia
    Anxiety
    Susceptibility to infections and allergies
  • T: Pale and purplish with spots
  • C: White
  • P: Wiry and tight
Treatment Principle
  • Invigorate the Blood
  • Break up Stasis
  • Warm Cold
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic region
  • Heavy and/or irregular periods
  • Spotting between periods or before periods
  • Infertility
  • Difficulty conceiving
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Abdominal swelling
  • Painful bowel movements, especially during menstruation
  • Bleeding from the rectum during menstruation
  • Lower abdominal pain during menstruation
  • Low back pain
  • Painful urination during menstruation
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • Other symptoms may include:
    Headaches
    Low grade fevers
    Depression
    Hypoglycemia
    Anxiety
    Susceptibility to infections and allergies
Treatment Principle
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Abdominal pain with icy cold hands and feet
  • Extremities are cyanotic and difficult to warm up
  • P: Thready or Imperceptible
Treatment Principle
  • Warm the channels
  • Disperse Cold
  • Nourish the Blood
  • Unblock the channels
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Clinical Manifestations
  • The origin of this pattern is a history of genital infections.
  • Pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic region
  • Pain may be relieved by Cold
  • Heavy and/or irregular periods
  • Spotting between periods or before periods
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Abdominal swelling
  • Painful bowel movements, especially during menstruation
  • Bleeding from the rectum during menstruation
  • Lower abdominal pain during menstruation
  • Low back pain during menstruation
  • Painful urination during menstruation
  • Abdominal tenderness, pressure, pain, and fever before, during, or after periods (the more severe the pain, the higher the fever)
  • Difficulty conceiving
  • Sometimes no symptoms at all
  • Infertility
  • Irregular menses
  • A preference for cold temperatures
  • Dislikes pressure
  • Large clots
  • Heat shows more during menstruation
  • Trichomonas infection
  • A bitter taste in the mouth
  • Thirst
  • A dry throat
  • Constipation
  • Anxiety
  • Anger
  • Other symptoms may include:
    Headaches
    Low grade fevers
    Depression
    Hypoglycemia
  • T: Red or Red tip or Purple spots on the sides of the tongue
  • C: Thin and yellow
  • P: Wiry and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Heat
  • Nourish Yin
  • Invigorate the Blood
  • Dispel Blood Stasis
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Localized painful swellings without a head that bleed into the surrounding tissues and do not affect the color or texture of the skin
  • The swellings are not hot to the touch
  • No thirst
  • Swollen and painful joints
  • Wasting of the muscles of the thigh and calf
  • T: Very pale or Pale-pink
  • C: White
  • P: Thready and forceless or Deep and slow
Treatment Principle
  • Warm the Yang
  • Tonify the Blood
  • Disperse Cold
  • Eliminate Stagnation
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Lower abdominal pain and coldness
  • Pain alleviated by warmth and pressure
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Purple or clotted menstrual Blood
  • Infertility or
  • This type of pain during the second or third trimester
  • T: Normal
  • C: White
  • P: Retarded
Treatment Principle
  • Warm the uterus
  • Supplement the Blood
  • Calm the fetus if necessary
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Fixed lower abdominal pain in postpartum women
  • Incomplete expression of the placenta
  • Continual discharge of purple clotted lochia
  • T: Pale-purple
Treatment Principle
  • Activate the Blood
  • Break up Stasis
  • Warm the Uterus
  • Stop pain
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Mild persistent uterine bleeding
  • Irregular menstruation (either early or late)
  • Prolonged menstruation
  • Skipped period
  • Metrorrhagia
  • Extended or continuous menstrual flow
  • Pain
  • Lower abdominal distention
  • Lower abdominal Cold
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Infertility
  • Dry lips
  • Dry mouth
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Pale complexion
  • Leukorrhea
  • Amenorrhea
  • Bleeding between periods
  • Low grade fever at dusk
  • Irritability
  • Five sole Heat
  • No desire to drink
  • Distending breast pain
  • Low back coldness and pain
  • Loose stools
  • Cold limbs
  • Aversion to Cold
  • T: Purple with petechiae
  • P: Thready and choppy
Treatment Principle
  • Warm the menses
  • Regulate menstruation
  • Dispel Cold
  • Warm the channels
  • Nourish the Blood
  • Dispel Blood Stasis
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