Symptoms for Menopause Syndrome

Irregular menstruation
hot flashes
night sweating
irritation
difficulty in sleeping
fatigue
dry mouth
dry skin
dry hair
vaginal dryness
If you have some of the symptoms listed above, and your age is
between 45 and 57, you probably have menopause syndrome.
In conventional medicine, the cause of menopause syndrome is the aging of your ovaries.  They
reached a point about to stop releasing eggs and stop the cycles of menstruations.  At the same time,
the  hormone levels in your body are going through a lot of change.  Change in your endocrine system
is considered as the primary cause for menopause syndromes. In Chinese medicine,  the main cause
of menopause syndrome is due to "kidney yin" deficiency.  The concept of "kidney" in Chinese
Medicine is much broader than that in modern medicine.  It dominates reproductive systems on top of
many other functions.  As you know, your ovaries are the main part of your reproductive system.  With
that in mind, it seems that the conventional and Chinese medicine connects pretty well here.   

Normally, your kidney yin and kidney yang are balanced.  With aging, your kidney yin becomes
deficient.  As a result, your normal kidney yang becomes relative surplus.  Kidney Yang is the primary
force keeps your body warm.  Warm energy tends to go upward and outward.  When it is relatively too
much, you will feel hot flashes, irritations, difficulty in sleeping and night time sweat.  On the other hand,
kidney yin nourishes your body.  When it becomes deficient, you may experience dry skin, dry mouth,
dry hair and dry vagina.  As you can see, Chinese medicine very well explains the symptoms of
menopause  syndrome.

In treatment, the primary treatment principle is to nourish kidney yin together with other secondary
treatment principles.  From my experience, the treatment with herbs are very effective for symptoms of
menopause syndromes.  Within a week or two, you will feel your body is much cooler, no more hot
flashes or night time sweat.  As a result, you will sleep a lot better as night.  In addition, your dryness
will also improve.  The treatment improves your body's fundamentals, not just treating your symptoms.  
 
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