Patient's question:
Age 30, married with no children, experiences sticky phlegm in the throat every morning that is difficult to cough up, dull complexion, red and moist tongue coating, swollen tongue with long-term teeth marks, relatively normal sleep and diet. Menstruation has been delayed by one week each month for the past six months, with reduced flow and frequent blood clots. In June of this year, she discovered multiple uterine fibroids during pregnancy and experienced a natural miscarriage in August. By November, the uterine fibroids had been surgically removed.Doctor's answer:
In your case, the menstrual delay may be caused by qi deficiency. Qi deficiency generally refers to physical weakness, pale complexion, shortness of breath, fatigue in limbs, dizziness, sweating easily with movement, and a low voice. It includes the deficiency of original qi, congenital qi, and defensive qi, as well as the decline in the functions of qi's propulsion, warming, defense, containment, and transformation. This can lead to the weakening of certain functional activities in the body or decline, as well as reduced disease resistance, among other symptoms of debilitation. It is recommended to take large doses of astragalus decoction.