Infertility

Infertility

• is another area of gynecology in which TCM shines.

• due to a lack of essence. • Essence is the organic substance which

forms the basis for growth, reproduction, and development. It is the basis for healthy conception and pregnancy..

• emotions.

• Abundant kidney-qi

• Non-obstructed meridians around the uterus and

• A favorable environment inside the uterus.

a.

Exhaustion of kidney-qi

b.

Insufficiency in blood

c.

Stagnation of liver-qi

d.

Obstruction by phlegm and dampness

e.

Retention of stagnated blood in the interior

f. Accumulation of damp-heat

Development of female infertility from a TCM perspective.

Western Diagnoses

TCM Syndrome Patterns

Ovulation problems Kidney deficiency & excessive phlegm

Deficiency in kidney yin and kidney yangDeficiency in kidney yin and liver yinVirtual Heat due to yin deficiencyKidney deficiency and blood stasis

Uterine problems Blood stasis Blood stasis & qi stagnationBlood stasis & qi stagnation

Tubal problems Blood stasis & qi stagnationDamp-heat in lower burner

Immune problems

Not specified, may show virtual heat due to yin deficiency sometimes.

• For female infertility, the key therapeutic factors are focused on:– Tonifying the kidney-qi, – Replenishing the essence (jing) and blood, – Nourishing the Conception Vessel and

Thoroughfare Vessel, – Regulating menstruation.

Kidney-yang deficiency Kidney-yin deficiency

Blood and Qi weakness Qi and blood stagnation Liver-qi stagnation

Interior struck by phlegm and dampness