25/08/2022
🩸 Late Periods 🩸
Defined as: when they are so late that the menstrual cycle is longer than 28-30 days, consistently (or at least for three consecutive months). The cycle may be up to 40-50 days long.
note: If the periods are only occasionally late, this may be due to external circumstances such as emotional upsets or travelling. Obviously, if after always having been regular, one month the period is suddenly late, then this might indicate pregnancy 🤰🏼
Diagnostically Late Periods can be from:
1. Blood or ‘Iron’ deficiency
Clinical manifestations ✨ Late and scanty periods, pale menstrual blood, dull-pale complexion, blurred vision, dizziness, palpitations, insomnia
2. Cold in the Uterus
Clinical manifestations ✨ Late periods, scanty bleeding with small dark stringy clots, painful periods, abdominal pain, relieved by the application of heat and pressure, tiredness and feeling cold
3. Kidney-Warmth deficiency
Clinical manifestations ✨ Late periods, scanty-pale blood, sore back, nocturia (getting up for a p*e at night), dizziness
4. Qi (Energy) stagnation
Clinical manifestations ✨ Late and scanty periods with clots, irritability, depression, abdominal and breast distension for a long time before the period comes.
Causes for Late periods:
💫 Chronic illness,
💫 excessive physical work,
💫 chronic bleeding,
💫 excessive breast- feeding Irregular diet,
💫 exposure to cold and dampness,
💫 Hereditary kidney weakness,
💫 overwork,
💫 too many children too close together
💫 Emotional stress
The Solution
Acupuncture is effective in treating the problem of Late Periods. Herbal medicine is even more effective, particularly for the deficient patterns. The most difficult pattern to treat is that of Kidney deficiency which will therefore take the longest.
A patient suffering from Blood or a Kidney deficiency should make sure that she has an adequately nourishing diet and takes adequate rest. Those suffering from Cold in the Uterus should absolutely avoid cold-energy foods and ice-cold drinks. They could also drink a decoction of fresh ginger and brown sugar every day
