Patient's question:
Patient Age: It has always been with blood clots since the start of menstruation. I am already 35 this year, and now I want to pay attention to maintenance.Doctor's answer:
Menstruation with blood clots, considered to be blood stasis and qi stagnation. Blood stasis and qi stagnation refer to a pathological state where both qi stagnation and blood stasis coexist. The pathological mechanism is as follows: Generally, it starts with the impaired flow of qi, which then leads to the stagnation of blood flow. This is initially qi stagnation, followed by blood stasis caused by qi stagnation. It can also be due to blood stasis such as blood that has deviated from its proper path obstructing the flow of qi, which is initially blood stasis, followed by qi stagnation caused by blood stasis. It can also be formed simultaneously due to injuries like sudden impacts, leading to both qi stagnation and blood stasis.Main clinical manifestations: Chest and hypochondriac distension and fullness, wandering and piercing pain, irritability and anger, hypochondriac masses, acupressure pain, and in women, menstrual cessation or dysmenorrhea, dark purple menstrual blood with clots, dark purple tongue with petechiae, and a wiry pulse.