Luteal insufficiency is a cause of female infertility, and it can also lead to early miscarriage, causing physical and mental stress for women. Therefore, the treatment of luteal insufficiency has become a concern for many patients.
What are the symptoms of luteal insufficiency?
1. Abnormal menstruation, insufficient luteal function, shortened Menstrual cycle, frequent menstruation, and bleeding before menstruation
2. Infertility, for women during childbirth, endocrine disorders can seriously affect pregnancy, or pregnancy is prone to miscarriage.
3. The basal body temperature rises, and patients generally exhibit biphasic basal body temperature. After ovulation, the body temperature gradually rises, with a low amplitude, usually below 0.5 ℃, and the rise time lasts for 9-10.
4. The endometrium is abnormal and cannot produce normal secretion reactions, resulting in imbalanced endometrial reactions.
What causes luteal insufficiency?
1. One important reason for inadequate luteal function due to follicular dysplasia is follicular dysplasia. Because luteal development is follicular development, factors affecting follicular growth and development affect luteal 2 and hyperprolactinemia, and an appropriate amount of Prolactin is required to maintain normal luteal function. Excessive Prolactin directly acts on ovarian hydroxyl Alcohol dehydrogenase, affects progesterone synthesis, shortens Luteal phase and amenorrhea
3. Due to follicular development and corpus luteum defects, insufficient follicle stimulating hormone due to various reasons, the ratio of male to female hormones, follicular atresia and non luteinization, and insufficient secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland, follicular development is poor.
How does traditional Chinese medicine treat corpus luteum insufficiency?
1. Dietary therapy
The principle of dietary treatment is to eat according to the patient's physical condition and menstrual period. Generally, there are kidney yin deficiency, early menstrual period, low menstrual volume, bright red color, prolonged menstrual period, absence of kidney yang deficiency, weakness of late menstrual period, rareness, infertility, and other liver meridian stagnation and heat, irregular menstruation, high menstrual volume, and unclean menstruation. Appropriate Tonic Diet prescriptions must be formulated according to the etiology and constitution of the patient.
2. Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment
Acupuncture and moxibustion can adjust the secretion function of hypothalamus pituitary ovary axis by stimulating specific parts. People with a cold constitution and a preference for cold foods should warm the uterus and dissipate cold. They can choose acupoints such as Qihai, Guanyuan, Shenkui, Mingmen, and Shenshu for uterine excess heat. They can choose acupoints such as Sanyinjiao, Taichong, Hegu, Taixi, and Quchi for uterine phlegm dampness. They often use acupoints such as Spleen Shu, Sanjiao Shu, Middle Brain, Gongsun, Sanyinjiao, and Fenglong for adjustment