This study has been carried out to investigate pathogenesis, symptoms, treatment method of Climacteric Hindrance.
The results were obtained as follows ;
1. In oriental medicine, Oimacteric Hindrance is caused by exhaustion of chungye(天癸), discordance of internal organs, discordance of the roles of yin and yang in kidney and its pathogenesis are the deficiency of Qi of the kidney and the depression of liver energy. In western medicine, the decline of ovary function is regarded as Climacteric Hindrance’s pathogenesis.
2. The symptoms of Climacteric Hindrance are divided into the whole body’s symptoms(psychogenic symptom) and partial symptoms(menstruation hindrance).
3. The medical treatments of Climacteric Hindrance are medicine treatment, acupuncture and psychologic therapy. And the treatment method of Climacteric Hindrance are aliment liver and kidney, aliment um(陰) and blood, making mental comfort, aliment um(陰) and controlling fire, softening liver energy.
4. The symptoms of Climacteric Hindrance are different one another, so many treatment methods can be required.
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