Patient's question:
Because I am in my hometown, since Auntie Menstruation did not come, I found an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor to take my pulse. The old TCM doctor diagnosed it as a slippery pulse and said it was a auspicious pulse, indicating that I am pregnant. He also said that my body is very healthy and does not need adjustment. However, when I bought a pregnancy test kit at home, no matter how I tested, I could not detect pregnancy.What kind of help do you want: How can traditional Chinese medicine pulse-taking determine pregnancy?
Doctor's answer:
The circulation of the human blood vessels is closely related to the relationship between the viscera and the qi and blood. During pregnancy, a woman's blood volume increases, and her pulse becomes larger and longer. For married women experiencing nausea due to a missed menstrual period, a harmonious six pulse or a slippery radial pulse on both wrists indicates a "joyful pulse," which is essentially a slippery pulse. The characteristics of the joyful pulse include an enhanced pulse activity in the Shaoyin pulse (Shenmen and the), which is caused by nourishing blood and gathering the fetus, as well as the fetal qi stimulating the kidney qi. When pressed, it flows smoothly and feels like rolling a ball. It is commonly seen in young and middle-aged individuals with abundant qi and blood. The slippery pulse in pregnant women is a phenomenon of abundant qi and blood nourishing the fetus. All of these are physiological phenomena. The pulse flows smoothly, like a ball rolling on a plate, with a round and smooth feel when touched, and a sense of rotation and forward movement between the pulses, which can be understood as a flowing pulse. (During pulse-taking, it can be felt that the pulse flows smoothly without stagnation, with a rapid and flying-like motion. The fingers experience a "ball rolling on a plate" sensation of smoothness.)