Proposal for Strategy of"Active Menstruation Regulation"and Its Role in Fertility Protection
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2025.06.005
- VernacularTitle:"主动调经"策略的提出及其在生育能力保护中的作用
- Author:
Ying XIA
1
;
Jiali LIU
;
Yan FANG
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学公共卫生学院 杭州 310053
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
menstrual pattern;
active menstruation regulation;
fertility;
reproductive tract homeostasis;
environmental stress;
medical records;
preventive treatment of diseases;
traditional Chinese medicine gynecology
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2025;49(6):700-705
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]To propose the strategy of"active menstruation regulation"based on the understanding of menstruation in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),and explore the role of active menstruation regulation in the protection of female fertility.[Methods]Combined with the classic theory of TCM,modern research and clinical cases,the relationship between menstruation pattern and fertility,the role of external environment on the homeostasis of reproductive tract microenvironment and the practical evidence of active menstruation regulation intervention strategies were discussed respectively from three aspects,which were"women have regular menstrual cycle,so they have children","the warmth and coldness of menstrual blood correspond to the nature"and"regulating menstruation first before conception,and women will be pregnant naturally".[Results]Menstrual pattern is an external representation of female fertility,and the change of menstrual cycle can be used as an early marker of fertility decline.Cycle regularity,menstrual length,bleeding volume,color and texture of menstrual blood are also closely related to fertility.The change of menstrual pattern is the primary response of the reproductive tract to environmental stress.Long-term environmental stress can change menstrual pattern by regulating mucosal immunity,microbiota and hormone levels,aggravating the instability of the reproductive tract microenvironment,and then affecting fertility."Active menstruation regulation"is an effective strategy to protect fertility.The theory of menstruation regulation in TCM,modern network pharmacology research and clinical practice of menstrual diseases have shown that active regulation of menstrual patterns through TCM treatment,lifestyle and other interventions can effectively protect and improve female fertility.[Conclusion]Promoting the application of active menstrual regulation strategies and methods in fertility protection is not only the development of the theory of preventive treatment of diseases in TCM,but also provides new intervention ideas for solving the public health problems caused by modern fertility decline.
