Patient's question:
Symptom Description: My period has not come for more than ten days, and I haven't felt well mentally these days. I really feel like sleeping. I don't know if I'm pregnant.History of Treatment and Effect: None, None, None, None, None
Help I want to get: Am I pregnant?
Doctor's answer:
Menstrual cycle delayed by more than 7 days, or even over 40-50 days, is referred to as "Menstrual Postponement." There are two aspects to this: deficiency and excess.Deficiency can be caused by prolonged illness leading to physical weakness, insufficient nourishing blood; chronic blood loss due to improper diet, excessive fatigue, and damage to the spleen and stomach, resulting in insufficient production of essential nutrients; or a naturally deficient yang constitution, or long-term yang deficiency, all of which can lead to insufficient blood supply, lack of warmth and nourishment for the organs, affecting blood production and circulation. This prevents the blood sea from overflowing as scheduled, causing menstrual postponement.
Excess can be caused by external cold pathogens or a naturally tendency toward worry and depression, leading to qi stagnation. Qi stagnation can cause cold to congeal or blood flow obstruction, impairing the smooth circulation of qi and blood in the Chong and Ren meridians. This prevents the blood sea from overflowing as scheduled, causing menstrual postponement.
Recommendation: For excess cases, primarily caused by cold pathogens, qi stagnation, or blood flow obstruction, herbal medicines that regulate qi and regulate menstruation can be taken.