Patient's question:
I got married last year. Recently, I've been experiencing lower abdominal pain, especially during my period. I'm very worried it might affect fertility, and I also feel extremely cold and afraid of the cold. Can acupuncture treat menstrual irregularities?Doctor's answer:
Hello, irregular menstruation is primarily caused by deficiency of qi and blood. It is recommended to use traditional Chinese herbs such as yam, Solomon's seal, cordyceps, longan pulp, clove, Guangdong purple bead, kuan grass, chicken blood vine, qianjinba, ophiopogon, arjuna, polygonum multiflorum, peony root, black cohosh, prepared polygonum, taishen root, Qingyang root, iron gall powder, human placenta, white fish fat,, deer antler ash, prepared rhino horn, red peony root, safflower, peach kernel, purple clover, fresh basil, evergreen oak leaf, immortality grass,,, bugleweed, ginseng, red root, prepared rehmannia, spikenard, zingiber mioga, licorice root.