Can acupuncture treat primary dysmenorrhea?

　　Dysmenorrhea is something that worries many women, especially primary dysmenorrhea in unmarried women. Traditional Chinese medicine of the motherland believes that acupuncture at acupoints can effectively solve primary dysmenorrhea. Let’s take a look at the specific treatment methods.

　　Dull pain in the lower abdomen 1-2 days after menstruation or during menstruation

　　Like to rub and massage, if the menstrual flow is small, the color is light and yellow, or the spirit is weak, the complexion is pale or sallow, the consciousness is light, the pulse is thin and weak, the syndrome is weak qi and blood. The treatment is suitable for replenishing qi and blood, regulating menstruation and relieving pain. Select Bailao, Shenshu, Guanyuan, Guihui and Ci, and use tonic acupuncture.

　　Lower abdominal distension and pain 1-2 days before each period or during menstruation

　　Refusal to press, low menstrual flow or poor menstruation, dark purple color with clots, pain subsided after the blood clots are discharged, often accompanied by swelling in the chest and flanks, dark purple tongue or petechiae, and stringy pulse. The syndrome is qi stagnation and blood stasis, which is treated by promoting the circulation of qi, activating blood and relieving pain. Select Qihai, Intermediate, Guanyuan and Daimai and use the purging method for acupuncture. Plum blossom needles can also be used to treat Guanyuan and Qihai, plus cupping.

　　Cold and pain in lower abdomen during or after menstruation

　　I like to press it, it will cause relief when the heat is obtained, less menstrual flow, dull menstrual color, aversion to cold, cold limbs, soreness and weakness in the waist and legs, clear and long urine, white and moist tongue coating, and a heavy pulse. The syndrome is yang deficiency and internal cold. The treatment is suitable for damp menstruation, feeding the uterus, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. Treatment is performed with upward acupuncture and warming acupuncture; Guanyuan point is taken 3 inches below the navel and inserted straight into 1 with a filiform needle. 5 inches deep, use the lifting, thrusting and twisting technique to stimulate it strongly after getting angry. Take Guanyuan point as the center point, 1 inch above, below, left and right, and prick 1 needle each, 1 inch deep. 5-inch, take a 1-20CM long moxa segment, put it on the needle handle and light it, once a day, use 2-3 moxa segments on each needle each time, 3 times is a course of treatment. After recovery, in order to consolidate the curative effect, treat 1-2 times in two menstrual cycles.

　　Lower abdominal distension and pain before menstruation and refusal to press

　　Burning sensation, or accompanied by lumbosacral swelling and pain, dark red menstruation, thick and lumpy texture, yellow and thick vaginal discharge, short yellow urine, red, yellow and greasy tongue, stringy or slippery pulse, the syndrome is damp-heat, and the treatment is to clear away heat, remove dampness, remove blood stasis and relieve pain. Select Qihai, Guanyuan, Tianshu, Sanyinjiao, Jianshi, Hegu and Zusanli for acupuncture using the purging method. You can also use three-edged needles to prick the above points and add cupping treatment.

　　Cold and pain in lower abdomen before or during menstruation

　　The pain is reduced due to heat, the pain is severe when pressed, the amount of menstrual flow is small, the menstrual color is dark red with blood stasis, or black bean juice, the edges of the tongue are purple, the coating is white and greasy, and the pulse is deep and tight. The syndrome is cold-damp stagnation, and the treatment is suitable for warming the meridians, dispersing cold and removing dampness, activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. Select Guanyuan, Yangjiao, Neiting, Hegu, Shenshu, and Guanyuan to add moxibustion, and the moxibustion method is the same as below.