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What are the 10 questions for females?

A 
–  age
–  menstruation
–  Vaginal discharge
–  Menorrgiae (period last longer than 7 days)
–  Pregnancy and birth
–  Chest and abdomen
–  BM and urination
–  Previous diseases
–  Living condition and emotions –  cold/heat and sweat
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_____ Qi controls and dominate the menstruation

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Kidney

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what is responsible for 1st menstruation and menopause

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Tian Gui

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what are the organs of menstruation

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Kidney
Spleen
Stomach
Liver

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what is tian gui

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part of jing (prenatal)

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what are the 2 causes of a short cycle 21 days

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excess heat
qi deficiency ( can't hold and maintain it in the uterus so it keeps coming)
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irregular menstration (sometimes comes early, sometimes comes late) is what organ

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Liver

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cramping and period pain before or at the beginning of period is excess or deficiency?

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excess

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dull aching pain after mensturation is excess or deficiency?

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deficiency

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what questions do we ask about vaginal discharge?

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Presence or absence of vaginal discharge
•  Color of the discharge
•  Quantity of discharge
•  Whether the quality of the discharge is clear or opaque, thin or thick, turbid, or sticky
•  odor
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abnormal vagincal discharge is associated with __________–

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dampness

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no vaginal discharge = _____________-

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kidney deficiency

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foul vaginal discharge odor

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damp-heat

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white vaginal discharge
-thin
0odorless
-opcious

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deficiency cold syndrome

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yellow vaginal discharge

  • foul odor
  • thick
  • large quantity
  • vaginal itching
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damp-heat

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green vaginal discharge

  • thick and sticky
  • foul odor
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damp-heat

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red color vaginal discharge

  • sl foul odor
  • thick
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damp heat or liver fire injuring the collaterals

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what are the 3 reasons for Precedded Menstrustion/ Short Cycles

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  1. Excess heat
  2. Deficiency Heat
  3. Qi Deficiency
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Short cycle

  • Profuse bleeding
  • bright red or dark red
  • clots, thick, and foul odor
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excess heat

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Short cycle

  • Scanty amount
  • red or slightly red
  • no clots
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  1. Deficiency Heat
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Short cycle

  • light red blood
  • thin and in large amount
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Qi deficiency

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What are the 4 reasons for delayed menstruation/long cycles

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  1. excess cold
  2. deficiency cold
  3. qi stangation
  4. blood deficiency
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Delayed menstruation

  • dark purple with clots
  • scanty amount
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Delayed menstruation

  • light color
  • no clots
  • scanty amount and thin
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Deficiency cold

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Delayed menstrustion | -deep red with clots and scanty
Qi stagnation
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delayed menstrustion - scanty amount - light color and thin - not enough blood to start period
Blood deficiency
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Irregular Menstrustion- sometimes early sometimes late; unpredictable - profuse or scanty menses - purple with clots - lower abdominal distention radiating to hypochondriac and chest
liver qi stagnation
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Irregular Menstrustion- sometimes early sometimes late; unpredictable - scanty amount - light and thin - low back pain
Kidney deficiency
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What are the 2 causes of Irregular Menstrustion- sometimes early sometimes late; unpredictable
1. liver qi stagnation | 2. kidney deficiency
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What are the 3 causes of profuse bleeding?
1. pathogenic heat 2. Blood stagnation (stagnation makes then blood leave the vessel) 3. qi deficiency (can't hold the blood)
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Menses with a bright red or purple color, thick, profuse
excess pathogenic heat
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menses with a dark purple color and clots. profuse bleeding
blood stagn
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pale colored, thin, profuse
qi deficiency
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What are the 4 causes of a scanty period?
1. blood deficiency 2. kidney deficiency 3. blood stagnation 4. phlegm stagnation
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- scanty flow - spotting - pale - no clots - thin
blood deficiency
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- scanty flow - pale or dark red - thin
kidney deficiency
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- scanty flow - dark purple color with clots - abdomincal cramps that aren'y helped by pressure
blood stangation
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- scanty flow - pale color - thick and sticky
phlegm stangation
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What are the 5 potential causes of amenorrhea?
1. qi and blood stagnation 2. phlegm stagnation 3. kidney insufficiency 4, kidney and liver deficiency 5. qi and blood stagnation
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amenorrhea - period suddenly stops - depression - lower ab pain resistant to pressure
qi and blood stag
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amenorrhea - usually occurs in obese - begins with scanty and usually goes to amenorrhea
phlegm stagnation
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amenorrhea - no period bu 18 - other secondary sex characteristic underdeveoe
kidney insufficient
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amenorrhea - patient with chronic illness or multiple childbirths - dizziness - weak back and legs - hair loss
kidney and liver deficiency
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amenorrhea - delayed or scanty periods that gradually turn into no period - chronic bleeding or history of bloodloss
qi and blood deficiency
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what are the causes of dysmenorrhea?
1. Liver Qi Stagnation 2. Blood Stagnation 3. Cold Qi deficiency Blood deficiency Kidney and Liver yin deficiency
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white vaginal discharge -thin 0odorless -copious
deficiency cold
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yellow vaginal discharge - thick - foul odoor - large quantity - vaginal ithching
damp heat
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greenish vaginal discharge - thick and sticky - strong foul odor
damp heat
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red vaginal discharge - thick - sl foul odor
damp heat | liver fair injuring collaterals
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black vaginal discharge | -sl foul odor
remnants of red discharge
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what are teh causes of profuse vaginal discharge?
dampness | -spleen or kidney deficiency
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what is the cause of vaginal dryness
kidney deficiency
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what is the cause of very thin vaginal discharge
deficiency cold
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what is the cause of thick, turbid vaginal discharge
damp/damp-heat
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what is the cause of odor less vaginal discharge
normal, deficiency, or cold
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what is the cause of foul smelling vaginal discharge
damp-heat
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black vaginal discharge | -slight odor
remnants of red discharge

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