The success rate of traditional Chinese medicine in treating infertile women is nearly 30.5%

Figure: Dr Li Xiaoguang (left) shares the clinical observation results of the treatment of infertile women with traditional Chinese medicine, next to Chen Tai Hong Kong, who was pregnant and gave birth successfully after receiving the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine According to a clinical observation on the treatment of infertile women with traditional Chinese medicine in the College of traditional Chinese medicine of Baptist University, the majority of infertile women in Hong Kong belong to the syndrome of liver depression and kidney deficiency of traditional Chinese medicine About 30% of them are pregnant successfully after being treated with traditional Chinese Medicine In the successful cases, more than 90% of the patients are pregnant within one year of treatment, while the highest pregnancy rate is in the 36-40-year-old patients, up to 50.5% Li Xiaoguang, a senior lecturer in the clinical department of the College of traditional Chinese medicine of Baptist University, said that the clinical observation showed that the use of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of women's infertility is similar to the pregnancy rate of other assisted reproductive technologies, and the price of traditional Chinese medicine is relatively cheap, so traditional Chinese medicine plays an important role in the treatment of infertility During the period from October 2011 to February 2013, Dr Li conducted clinical observation on 145 infertile patients As a result, 50 patients were pregnant successfully, with a pregnancy rate of 34.5% Among the successful pregnant patients, 2 were treated with traditional Chinese medicine while taking western medicine (ovulation promoting drugs), and 3 were treated with traditional Chinese medicine and artificial conception Most of the patients continued to take traditional Chinese medicine after pregnancy The age of patients included in the study ranged from 22 to 45 years old, of which nearly half were between 31 to 35 years old (46.2%), followed by 36 to 40 years old (22.8%), the rest were 30 years old or below (18.6%) and 40 years old or above (12.4%) Among the patients of all age groups, the highest pregnancy rate was found in the patients aged 36-40 (54.5%), the others in the order of 31-35 (29.9%), 40 years or above (27.8%), and 30 years or below (25.9%) Of the 50 successful pregnancies, 46 (92%) were pregnant within one year with traditional Chinese medicine, including 29 (58%) with three to seven months of treatment, 17 (34%) with eight to twelve months of treatment, and 4 (8%) with more than one year of treatment According to Dr Li, an endocrine disorder caused by work and life stress, traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney dominates reproduction and the liver is the hinge of menstrual regulation According to clinical observation, infertility in Hong Kong women generally belongs to the syndrome of liver depression and kidney deficiency (the most common type is liver depression with kidney deficiency, accounting for 31.7%), which is believed to be related to the trend of late marriage and childbearing of Hong Kong women She said that with the increase of age, women's kidney essence is gradually deficient, and their ovarian function is gradually declining In addition, the pressure of work and life will also lead to endocrine disorder, and long-term expectation of childbearing will also lead to psychological pressure, which will lead to endocrine disorder and ovulation disorder Dr Li said that traditional Chinese medicine treatment is to regulate liver, kidney, ovary and other functions according to the syndrome type of the patients, and the patients can also improve their physique, but the older patients may need to receive a longer course of treatment to regulate their physical function, and she advised the patients to continue to use drugs, not to give up easily The type of liver depression and kidney deficiency: Infertility for many years, irregular menstruation, poor menstruation, less dark color, abdominal distention, breast distention before menstruation, depression or irritability, or dark complexion, cold pain in the waist and knees, cold feeling in the limbs or abdomen The tongue is normal or dark, red and moss is thin and white, and the vein is stringy Prescription: YouguiWan combined with Xiaoyao Powder and Kaiyu Zhongyu decoction • commonly used drugs: white peony, bupleurum, angelica, Cuscuta, cooked land, etc Traditional Chinese medicine recuperates menstrual cycle therapy • menstruation: promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, promoting uterine discharge without concealment Common drugs: Angelica, radix rehmanniae, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Zelan, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Cyperus, etc At the later stage of menstrual cycle: tonifying the kidney and nourishing blood, promoting the accumulation of Yin essence • commonly used drugs: antler gum, cooked land, Ziheche, Ligustrum lucidum, dryland lotus, etc • interphase: tonifying kidney and promoting blood circulation, promoting Yin and Yang Common drugs: dodder, cooked ground, Danshen, Achyranthes bidentata, Caulis Spatholobi, etc • premenstrual period: tonifying kidney and nourishing liver • commonly used drugs: white peony, Scutellaria, Dipsacus, Ligustrum lucidum, Eclipta, etc.