Patient's question:
My wife has been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and infertility. She has been treated in the hospital for over a year, taking some medications and suppositories, but there has been no improvement. Now that she is getting older, she really wants a child and is becoming very anxious. She doesn't know how to treat it anymore.Doctor's answer:
Related traditional Chinese medicine treatments for polycystic ovary syndrome first address the root causes. Traditional Chinese medicine is very clear on this: polycystic ovary syndrome falls under the category of infertility and amenorrhea in TCM, stemming from issues in the liver, spleen, and kidneys. It is classified as infertility because the kidneys govern reproduction, and when kidney problems arise (kidney deficiency can be divided into yin deficiency, yang deficiency, or dual yin-yang deficiency), it manifests in women as irregular or absent menopause. This is why it falls under the category of TCM infertility.A woman's menstrual cycle is smoothly completed through the collaborative function of the liver and spleen. In TCM, it is said that the spleen governs blood production and control. When the spleen is weak, blood production becomes insufficient, leading to sparse menstrual flow and delayed periods. In severe cases of spleen deficiency, blood production is minimal, resulting in prolonged amenorrhea.
Amenorrhea is also related to the liver, as the liver governs blood storage. When the spleen produces blood, it is transported to the liver for storage. The liver is prone to