Differentiation and treatment of poor ovarian response based on the theory of intercourse of heart and kidney
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2024.08.014
- VernacularTitle:基于心肾交济理论辨治卵巢低反应
- Author:
Jingyi SHAO
1
;
Yun SHI
;
Kaixuan CAI
;
Fei YAN
;
Qinyang LIU
;
Xiyu LI
;
Xiaojin GAN
Author Information
1. 北京中医药大学东直门医院 北京 100700
- Keywords:
intercourse of heart and kidney;
poor ovarian response;
in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer;
pathogenesis;
treatment
- From:
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;47(8):1126-1130
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Poor ovarian response (POR) is a pathological condition in which the ovary responds poorly to gonadotropins,and is a major constraint on the unsatisfactory outcome of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Follicular growth,development,maturation,and expulsion are all affected by the yin-yang balance between heart and kidney,as well as the elevation exchange. If the heart and kidney essence and blood are insufficient,water and fire are out of harmony,and qi movement is not smooth,fewer high-quality follicles will be recruited and acquired during the ovarian stimulation cycle,resulting in a low transferable embryo rate and unacceptable pregnancy result. Sympathetic treatment of heart and kidney should be based on the following principles at different stages of the IVF-ET cycle:replenishing the heart,kidney,essence,and blood before entering the cycle,in order to nourish the essence and assist in the growth of the follicles;nourishing renal water,and clearing heart fire during the pituitary down-regulation period,in order to lessen the negative effects of the down-regulation medicinals;regulating the depression of the heart,liver,spleen,and kidney meridians during the follicle's retrieval period,in order to encourage the smooth release of the ova;and warming heart and kidney fire to improve endometrial tolerance during the implantation period. The application of the theory of intercourse of heart and kidney to elucidate the pathogenesis of POR is critical to the development of clinical strategies for fertility enhancement,as well as providing new ideas for the clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine in the field of reproduction.
