Patient's question:
Hello, how does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat female infertility?Doctor's answer:
Hello, friend, regarding how traditional Chinese medicine treats female infertility, replenishing the mingmen (life gate) is a traditional method. First, we must avoid harming the mingmen. Consuming cold and cooling foods will damage the true yin and true yang.Second, during the menstrual period, it’s important to protect against cold. Wind and rain can both lead to damage to the true yin and true yang.
Third, we must pay attention to diet, exercise, and deep sleep. The liver governs blood storage, and deep sleep nourishes qi and blood. In other words, we can replenish the mingmen through proper daily diet and lifestyle, rather than relying on herbal supplements. Because if the wrong herbs are prescribed, they can further harm the body.
We cannot skip staple foods, and the types we eat should be varied.