Amenorrhea (Absence Of Menstruation) Health Issues/Symptoms Connections

Amenorrhea (Absence Of Menstruation) Connections

Below you will find various relationships to the concept of and potential clinical approaches for amenorrhea (absence of menstruation). It is critical to appreciate that in Chinese Medicine (and most related systems), treatment for "amenorrhea (absence of menstruation)" is rarely designed with the resulting "amenorrhea (absence of menstruation)" exclusively in mind.

For non-practitioners, we recommend reading treating the "cause" and not the "symptoms" for more on the overall approach and the importance of the TCM diagnostic system in formulating treatment approaches.

Within TCM, "amenorrhea (absence of menstruation)", is potentially related to the following diagnostic patterns - blood stagnation, kidney qi deficiency, liver blood stagnation, liver cold stagnation, liver qi stagnation, spleen qi deficiency among many other possibilities and/or layered combinations.

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When developing an acupuncture protocol a practitioner is very often focusing on the causal diagnoses in Chinese Medicine terms, not on the condition itself. A potential range of underlying factors and approaches for amenorrhea (absence of menstruation) are described in our acupuncture protocol page - "acupuncture for amenorrhea - treatment protocols " .

Some acupuncture points are considered "empirically" related to a specific condition or diagnostic pattern. While this would rarely, if ever, dictate the entire composition of a treatment, the following points should be considered, possibly even more so within the context of acupressure:

EX Huatuojiaji at L1 (Sides of Spine at L1)

.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous processes…
L1 innervates and influences the adrenal gland, the testis …

KD 6 (Shining Sea)

In a depression below the tip of the medial malleolus.
Sore throat from any etiology, especially empty heat from y…

KD 11 (Pubic Bone)

5 cun below CV 8, .5 cun lateral to CV 2.
KD 11, KD 12, KD 13, KD 14 & KD 15 all intersect the Ch…

KD 12 (Great Manifestation)

4 cun below CV 8, .5 cun lateral to CV 3.
KD 11, KD 12, KD 13, KD 14 & KD 15 all intersect the Ch…

KD 13 (Qi Hole)

3 cun below CV 8, .5 cun lateral to CV 4.
KD 11, KD 12, KD 13, KD 14 & KD 15 all intersect the Ch…

KD 14 (Fourfold Fullness)

2 cun below CV 8, .5 cun lateral to CV 5.
KD 11, KD 12, KD 13, KD 14 & KD 15 all intersect the Ch…

KD 15 (Central Flow)

1 cun below CV 8, .5 cun lateral to CV 7.
KD 11, KD 12, KD 13, KD 14 & KD 15 all intersect the Ch…

SP 6 (Three Yin Intersection)

3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleoulus on th…
Tonify Yin and Blood, all Spleen disorders. Digestive diso…

SP 10 (Sea of Blood)

With knee flexed, 2 cun above the superior medial border of…
Any Gynecological issues originating from Blood, Heat, Stas…

ST 26 (Outer Mound)

2 cun lateral to the AML level with CV 7.
Abdominal pain, bloating, hernias. Menstrual issues - dysm…

ST 29 (Return)

2 cun lateral to the AML level with CV 3.
Excess or Cold/Deficient disorders of the Lower Warmer - am…

ST 30 (Surging Qi)

2 cun lateral to the AML level with CV 2.
Upper Sea of Water & Grain Point - excess or deficient …

UB 17 (Diaphragm Shu)

1.5 cun lateral to GV 9, level with T7.
Hui-meeting Point of the Blood, useful for all Blood relate…

UB 23 (Kidney Shu)

1.5 cun lateral to GV 4, level with L2.
For all Kidney system related issues from a Chinese Medicin…

UB 33 (Central Bone Hole)

On the sacrum medial and inferior to UB 32, level with the …
UB 31, UB 32, UB 33 & UB 34 together form the "Eight Li…

The Tom Tam/Tong Ren Therapy system can be applied via energy healing/medical qi gong methods as well as an acupuncture component. The acupuncture aspect is generally utilized in combination with more standard TCM diagnostic approaches. For the specific points/areas that would generally be utilized in someone experiencing "amenorrhea (absence of menstruation)", please read "Tam Healing and Tong Ren Therapy for Amenorrhea (Absence of Menstruation) ".