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The Menopause
At about the age of 50, women begin the menopause. Some women may notice symptoms and signs of irregular menstruation, heat sensations in the body, abnormal perspiration , restlessness, irritability, palpitations, insomnia, dizziness, tinnitus, sore back, weakness of the knees, oedema, loose stools and abnormal emotions close to or after the menopause.
The Chinese believe it is important to treat menstrual problems in middle age in order to avoid menopausal syndrome. Avoidance of foods and drinks which create heat in the body is thought to be another way of helping to prevent problems. Such foods and drinks are coffee, spicy food, tobacco and sugar.
Oriental medical doctors believe treatments such as HRT suppress menopausal symptoms without dealing with the underlying problem. There is also a risk of developing breast cancer while taking HRT. Oriental medicine believes that HRT separates the two fundamental energies in the body, Yin and Yang, while Oriental medicine seeks to harmonise these energies.
Oriental Medicine and the Menopause
In China it is believed that there are two forms of Menopausal Syndrome
Type 1
Symptoms
The Chinese believe it is important to treat menstrual problems in middle age in order to avoid menopausal syndrome. Avoidance of foods and drinks which create heat in the body is thought to be another way of helping to prevent problems. Such foods and drinks are coffee, spicy food, tobacco and sugar.
Oriental medical doctors believe treatments such as HRT suppress menopausal symptoms without dealing with the underlying problem. There is also a risk of developing breast cancer while taking HRT. Oriental medicine believes that HRT separates the two fundamental energies in the body, Yin and Yang, while Oriental medicine seeks to harmonise these energies.
Oriental Medicine and the Menopause
In China it is believed that there are two forms of Menopausal Syndrome
Type 1
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Irregular menstruation or a shortened menstrual cycle with profuse flow
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Heat sensations in the body
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Abnormal perspiration
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Restlessness
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Irritability
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Insomnia or dream disturbed sleep
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Soreness or weakness of the limbs and knees
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Dryness of the mouth
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Constipation
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Scanty yellow urine
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Type 2
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Irregular menstruation or a prolonged menstrual cycle with scanty flow
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Feeling of suffocation
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Restlessness
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Irritability
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Poor sleep
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Sallow complexion
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Listlessness
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Cold Limbs
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Poor Appetite
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Loose stools
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Gastric pain and abdominal distension
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Oedema in the face and limbs
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Frequent urination
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