Patient's question:
My husband's sister has been feeling like she's entering menopause recently and experiencing continuous menstrual periods. When she went to the hospital for a thorough check-up, the doctor diagnosed her with menopausal dysfunctional uterine bleeding and prescribed many Western medicines. However, with too many Western medicines, her sister's stomach couldn't handle it, and the stomach pain made her unable to eat. My brother-in-law wants to stop taking Western medicines and switch to dietary therapy. What should be eaten for menopausal dysfunctional uterine bleeding?Doctor's answer:
Women enter menopause when ovarian function has begun to decline economically. The hormonal levels of the ovaries lose feedback on the hypothalamus and pituitary, causing the pituitary to secrete gonadotropin to varying degrees. Although the remaining follicles in the ovaries also grow and develop, they do not ovulate. The endometrial glands, under the long-term effect of estrogen, show persistent fibrosis. They can again develop mild fibrosis, hyperplasia with cystic changes, or adenomatous hyperplasia. When estrogen levels fluctuate significantly again, the endometrium is incomplete and sheds, leading to irregular uterine bleeding. It is recommended to eat corn silk stewed lean meat.