4 reasons and 3 types of delayed menstruation, moxibustion on these acupoints will do!
Menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon for women. Normal menstruation is characterized by normal cycle, dark red color, and blood volume of about 100 ml. Menstrual cramps are the result of the coordination and balance of a woman's internal organs. If a woman is healthy, her menstruation is basically normal. However, some women may experience delayed menstruation due to some reasons. Menstrual delay has both physiological and pathological reasons. This article will introduce the reasons for 4 menstrual delays, the types of 3 menstrual delays and the treatment of delayed menstruation with moxibustion. the acupoints.
4 Reasons for Delayed Menstruation
- Physiological causes
Pregnant
Pregnancy is the main physiological reason for delayed menstruation. Generally, women who are in childbearing age and have sexual life, if they do not have menstruation for more than two weeks after sexual life, they can consider whether they are pregnant. At this time, they can go to The hospital checks the blood HCG to diagnose whether you are pregnant.
Pathological reasons
Disease
Many female diseases may cause delayed menstruation, such as premature ovarian failure, hypothyroidism, severe anemia, etc. These diseases can cause endocrine disorders in women and cause endocrine secretion disorders, resulting in delayed menstruation.
- Drug effect
The side effects of drugs can cause women to delay menstruation. For example, taking emergency contraceptives and gastric motility drugs for a long time can cause menstruation delay. Therefore, when women use drugs, they should read the instructions carefully and try not to use drugs with large side effects. drug.
- Abortion, uterine cavity surgery
Abortion surgery and uterine cavity surgery will destroy the endometrial wall of women, causing adhesions in the uterine cavity, resulting in the inability of menstrual blood to be discharged normally, and severe patients may even experience menopause.
3 types of delayed menstruation
- Blood cold type
In traditional Chinese medicine, cold syndrome is divided into excess cold syndrome and deficiency cold syndrome, so the delayed menstruation of blood cold type is also divided into blood excess cold type and blood deficiency cold type. The main clinical symptoms of this type are small menstrual blood volume, light and thin menstrual blood, basically no blood clots, accompanied by cold pain in the lower abdomen, liking warmth and pressing, and clear and long urination.
- Blood deficiency type
There is a saying in Chinese medicine that blood is the mother of qi. Generally, people with blood deficiency will also be accompanied by qi deficiency. Therefore, patients with delayed menstruation due to blood deficiency are mainly characterized by less menstrual blood, pale red color, thin texture, less qi and lazy words. The main symptoms are pale complexion, lips and nail beds, dizziness, and cold hands and feet.
- Blood stasis type
Menstrual delay of blood stasis type is generally related to the patient's emotional state. The main symptoms of this type of patient are low menstrual blood volume, dark red color, blood clots in most of the menstrual blood, and most patients are accompanied by emotional disturbance. symptoms, such as depression, frequent sighing, breast tenderness, flank pain, abdominal pain, etc.
Moxibustion on acupuncture points for delayed menstruation
- Blood cold type
For the treatment of delayed menstruation due to blood-cold type, acupoints such as Bailiao, Sanyinjiao and Xuehai can be selected. These acupoints can warm, dispel cold and regulate menstruation.
- Blood deficiency type
For blood deficiency type, acupoints such as Ganshu, Qimen and Xingjian can be selected. Moxibustion at these acupoints has the effect of regulating qi and blood, filling blood vessels and regulating meridians.
- Blood stasis type
For blood stasis type, acupoints such as Pishu, Qihai and Guilai can be selected. These 3 acupoints have the functions of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, promoting Qi and regulating menstruation.
Delayed menstruation is a relatively common female disease. It occurs in many women. When women have symptoms of delayed menstruation, they must first find out whether it is caused by physiological or pathological reasons. After finding out the reason, they must actively cooperate with doctors for treatment. , so as to better recovery and reduce unnecessary complications.