Treatment of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding Requires Treatment of Both Symptoms and Root Causes

Functional uterine bleeding, referred to as DUB, is a common gynecological disease that mainly occurs during adolescence and premenopause. It often causes secondary anemia due to excessive bleeding, which seriously affects women's quality of life. So how should it be treated?

Treatment: Sex hormones

Sex hormones are widely used to stop bleeding. Through the action of sex hormones, the endometrium grows and repairs or it is completely shedding and then repaired to stop bleeding.

Root cause treatment: need to distinguish kidney yang deficiency from kidney yin deficiency

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "kidneys control reproduction", "kidneys are the source of life", and "menstruation originates from kidneys". Therefore, although the causes of functional uterine bleeding are complex, the root cause is kidney deficiency, which results in failure of sealing and storage, and instability of Chong and Ren meridians, which cannot control menstrual blood. Traditional Chinese medicine requires dialectical analysis to select appropriate prescriptions and medicines for treatment.

Kidney Yang Deficiency Type: Yougui Pills can be used for treatment. Yougui Pills are composed of Rehmannia glutinosa, Rhizoma Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Cinnamon Bark, Chinese Yam, Fructus Corni, Cuscuta Semen, Deer Horn Glue, Fructus Lycii, Angelica Sinensis, Eucommia Carbon and other Chinese herbs, which have the effects of warming and tonifying kidney Yang, replenishing essence and stopping nocturnal emission.

For those with kidney yin deficiency: Zuogui Pills can be used with modifications. Zuogui Pills are composed of Rehmannia glutinosa, Cuscuta australis, Rhizoma Cyathulae, Tortoise Shell Glue, Cornus officinalis, Fructus Lycii, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, and Deer Horn Glue. They have the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney, and are mainly used to treat kidney essence deficiency.

In the treatment of functional uterine bleeding, while treating both the symptoms and the root cause, it is important to select the medicine according to the situation and not generalize.