Patient's question:
I get cold easily in winter, and recently I've been experiencing sexual dysfunction (premature ejaculation). I'm only 32 this year. I hope the experts can give me a good solution. I am very grateful.Doctor's answer:
Hello: Based on your description, it may be Kidney Yang deficiency. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kidney Yang deficiency is understood as a type of cold and deficiency syndrome characterized by the decline of Kidney Yang, the failure to provide warmth, and the loss of function in Qi transformation.Symptoms include: pale complexion, soreness and coldness in the lower back and knees, feeling cold in the body with limbs being particularly cold, especially in the lower limbs. In men, it may manifest as impotence, premature ejaculation, and cold semen. In women, it may present as uterine cold, infertility, reduced libido, or symptoms such as loose and watery stools, morning diarrhea, frequent clear urine, nocturia, pale tongue with white coating, and a deep, weak, and especially pronounced pulse in the (the lower part of the wrist).
Treatment generally focuses on warming and tonifying Kidney Yang. Medications such as Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan (Golden Cabinet Kidney Qi Pill) and You Gui Wan (Right Regulating Pill) may be used.