Guest guest Posted October 19, 2002 Report Share Posted October 19, 2002 Bob, Sharon and others with this focus One of my interns told me it is standard practice in china to treat infertility according to the four phases of the cycle. So, for example, after ovulation (if I remember correctly), it is necessary to supplement yang. so even if the women is not yang xu, it is necessary to supplement yang at this stage. At each stage one should treat the presenting pattern PLUS add herbs appropriate to the stage regardless of pattern. I have also seen others just treat the pattern and argue against treating what does not present. I know there is the same divide over how to treat menstrual complaints. So I am wondering: 1. Is this indeed the most common approach reflected in the chinese literature 2. do people use this approach 3. do they find it more or less effective than treating only the presentation this is somwhat akin to a question of bian bing versus bian zheng? does infertility as a bing have certain characteristics that are addressed similarly regardless of zheng. Chinese Herbs " Great spirits have always been violently opposed by mediocre minds " -- Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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