Patient's question:
Patient Age: 20Detailed Condition and Purpose of Consultation: She hasn’t had a normal menstrual cycle since the college entrance examination period. She has seen a doctor and received progesterone injections, but the third time the injections were ineffective. What should she do? She has no other symptoms. Can it still be treated? What kind of medication can she take? Since doctors’ advice varies, she doesn’t know who to listen to. Is Chinese medicine the only option without other side effects?
Duration of Current Illness: Over a year
Current General Condition: Still experiencing amenorrhea
Medical History: None
Previous Diagnoses
Doctor's answer:
Secondary amenorrhea or menopause may be related to the premature decline of your ovarian function. Western medicine only offers hormonal contraception therapy, but the menstruation that occurs is not normal—it's merely withdrawal bleeding. It cannot fundamentally treat the self-function of the ovaries or restore the natural menstrual cycle. To regulate it fundamentally, it's best to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for symptom-specific treatment. Symptomatic Chinese herbal medicine or patent medicine can gradually restore health. Chinese medicine is relatively natural, and symptomatic medications can still be effective and may help restore normalcy.