Patient's question:
Medical Description: After a right adnexal surgery with a size of 5.0X4.8, what medications should be used to control and treat it to prevent the recurrence of the adnexal cyst?History of Previous Treatment and Effects: Had an adnexal surgery in 2001.
Help Needed: Hope to be provided with some medications and their usage instructions. Thank you.
Doctor's answer:
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) holds that the human body is a unified whole, and the emergence of all diseases stems from an imbalance between yin and yang within the body. Any pathological changes in a localized organ are closely related to the obstruction of qi and blood flow throughout the body and the dysfunction of internal organs. Specifically, in the case of ovarian cysts, the ovaries are located along the liver meridian and have a close relationship with other internal organs such as the liver and spleen. The formation of cysts is primarily caused by liver qi stagnation, phlegm coagulation, and blood stasis. Currently, the best treatment for chocolate cysts of the ovaries is conservative TCM therapy, which generally involves the use of topical medications. By employing the "treating internal diseases externally" method, guiding the medicinal properties to their target meridians allows the efficacy of the medicine to reach the affected area directly. This helps regulate qi and blood, resolve blood stasis and stagnation, activate blood circulation and alleviate pain, promote the smooth flow of qi and blood throughout the body, and address both the root cause and symptoms, thereby achieving rapid and effective results.