Patient's question:
I've been married for several years now, and so far, we haven't had any children. I'm very anxious about it and don't know if it's my problem. I've asked my husband to get checked, but he won't go. I'm afraid my condition might worsen. Please tell me how to treat uterine bleeding.Doctor's answer:
Functional uterine bleeding is a common and frequently occurring gynecological disease. It primarily refers to abnormal menstruation, specifically irregular vaginal bleeding without obvious organic lesions in the internal or external reproductive organs, commonly abbreviated as "Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding" (DUB). In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it falls under the categories of "Sheng Liu" (involuntary uterine bleeding) and "Beng Zhong" (sudden and heavy uterine bleeding).Recommendations: Here are a few herbal formulas that may help.
1. Formula:
- Radix Paeoniae Alba 90g,
- Carbonized Sanguisorba 60g,
- White Sugar 60g.
Adjustments based on symptoms:
- Excessive bleeding: Add Radix Asparagi 30g, Carbonized Canna 30g, and Carbonized Human Hair 10g.
- Qi deficiency: Add Radix Astragali 30g.
- Menstruation occurring too early: Add Carbonized Rehmannia 30g.
- Menstruation occurring too late: Add Carbonized Artemisia argyi 30g.
- Irregular menstruation: Add Bupleurum 15g.
- Severe menstrual pain: Add Corydalis 15g.
- Dark, clotted blood: Add Carbonized Drynaria 12g.
- Recurrent bleeding: Add Paeoniae Radix 30g.
- Weak body: Add Herba Struthii 30g.
Administration: decoct in water, take 1 dose per day, divided into 2 servings. A course of 5 doses is considered 1 cycle.
Effectiveness: After 1–2 cycles of treatment.
2. Trapa Japonica (or Trapa plana) 50g:
Usage: Burn to charcoal, grind into a fine powder. Take 9g per dose, 3 times per day, with lukewarm salt water.
Effectiveness: Noticeable improvement within 1–3 days.