Patient's question:
I am 33 years old this year. Lately, I have been feeling severe lower abdominal pain. When I had a thorough check-up at the hospital, the doctor diagnosed it as endometriosis. My friend recommended that I try traditional Chinese medicine for gradual conditioning. I would like to ask the doctor, can traditional Chinese medicine cure endometriosis?Doctor's answer:
Endometriosis remains an illness with an unclear etiology to this day. The primary methods for relief are laparoscopic relief and medication relief. In addition to open surgery relief, individualized relief recommendations can be given based on the location and extent of inflammation, including whether pregnancy is possible. You can try Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Chinese herbal medicine for activating blood circulation and resolving stagnation to alleviate abdominal pain and symptoms, but it cannot surpass relief. You can use short-acting oral contraceptives or high-efficiency progesterone for relief, causing the ectopic endometrium outside the uterine cavity to regress. However, none of these methods can surpass relief. The only method for relief is surgical relief. You are currently 33 years old and still young, and it is important to preserve the uterus and fertility. It is recommended to use Chinese herbal medicine in combination with high-efficiency progesterone for relief. If you have symptoms of dysmenorrhea or excessive menstrual bleeding, you can consider using the Mirena IUD.