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Dr Alex Perry CMD
Chinese Medicine Doctor
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What is a normal period?
I am constantly amazed at what is considered ‘normal’ in our society when it comes to a menstrual period. Whenever I speak about fertility and gynecolgy I ask my audience what they consider to be ‘normal’ for them. Although there is a broad range of normal, the majority would consider a painful, clotty, dark, murky period that is heavy and accompanied by breast pain and emotional disturbance as normal.
From a Chinese medicine perspective this is all wrong. How can it be that this has come to represent what women go through month to month, year to year? How can it be that treatment is largely contained to the contraceptive pill and painkillers?
So what should a normal period be like?
It’s a good question. All of the menstrual symptoms are considered menstrual irregularities in Chinese medicine and reflect problems in the system in terms of blood flow and hormonal cycles.
When everything is as it should be a period should start cleanly, have little or no clotting, be fresh clean blood, have no real pain and finish clearly within a week. Anything outside of these symptoms indicates a problem that should be addressed.
Does Chinese medicine have all the answers?
No, but in my experience working with couples trying to fall pregnant they have many of the ‘normal’ symptoms discussed already, in other words there are problems, from a Chinese medicine perspective. In treating we can very often alter significantly if not remove these symptoms altogether.
Can you imagine a period without all the of the symptoms that you have taken or been told are normal?
I think it is a great shame that women go through so much of their lives with period pain in particular. Frustrating to then have it removed with some fairly basic treatment.
If you have and questions regarding this or other issues or would like to have a go at changing your periods for the better then contact me at reception@blueskyclinic.com.au
Dr Alex Perry CMD
Blue Sky Chinese Medicine Clinic
61 (02) 6162 4950