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 fear the cold. Will getting an IUD cause weight gain?Doctor's answer:
Hello, generally speaking, having an IUD will not affect weight gain, so there is no need to worry. You can wait and see. The IUD insertion can be done three days after your period or three days before, otherwise it may lead to infection.Your condition may be caused by qi deficiency failing to control blood, leading to bleeding. This is often due to prolonged illness, exhaustion, or spleen deficiency, which results in qi deficiency. When qi is deficient, it cannot properly regulate blood flow, causing blood to leak outside the vessels. Alternatively, chronic blood loss may deplete qi, turning it into qi deficiency that cannot hold blood.
It is recommended to use a large dose of Astragalus root decoction to invigorate qi and stop bleeding.