Menopause, if you can't avoid it, rule...What's the right treatment for your constitution?
Nov 05, 2025
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According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of female menopausal patients has steadily increased over the past five years, reaching 420,000 in 2024. It is time for understanding and active management of female menopausal symptoms. In the treatment of menopause, oriental medicine proposes a customized treatment that corrects the balance of the body according to the constitution and symptoms. With the help of Professor Lee Chang-hoon of the Department of Oriental Medicine at Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital, the women's menopause was organized from an oriental medicine perspective.
◇ Physical and psychological changes in women's menopause from the perspective of oriental medicine
If ovulation and female hormone secretion are stopped due to the aging of ovaries, reproductive activity eventually stops, leading to menopause. It generally appears around the age of 50, and the process of undergoing physical and psychological changes during this period is called menopause. Oriental medicine sees menopause as a period when the 精 of the entire five intestines declined below a certain level, and explains that individual symptoms appear differently depending on the pattern of weakening the ledger. In the oriental medicine book 'Emperor Naegyeong', women's reproductive activities are divided into 7-year-old 'Chilse (七歲)' cycles, and it is recorded that regular production gradually decreases from the age of 35, and the period declines to the point that it is difficult to maintain reproductive function around the age of 49.
◇ Menopause diagnosis by body type by oriental medicine test
According to the standard clinical practice guidelines of , women over 45 years of age have irregular menstrual cycles and menopausal symptoms are considered menopause. In addition, if there is no menstruation for one year (menstruation), a clinical diagnosis can be made as menopause. Menopause diagnosis in oriental medicine can be made through oriental medicine tests.
Representative types of tests include meridional functional tests, autonomic nerve tests (HRV), the degree of aging of blood vessels, and the tongue (a diagnostic method that photographs and observes the shape of the tongue and the condition of the tongue). The test takes about 10 minutes, and the treatment is conducted by comprehensively judging the test results and the patient's symptoms.
◇ Female Menopausal Symptoms that Make Your Body 熱
In the early stages of menopause, vascular motor neuron symptoms are prominent, resulting in facial flushing and 感, accompanied by hand-foot-and-mouth coldness and heart palpitations. It also affects nerves and muscles, and it is easy to cause pain such as shoulder stiffness, headache, back pain, and joint pain.
Mental symptoms such as sleep disorders, insomnia, anxiety, and lethargy appear, and emotional ups and downs may worsen. In the middle and second half of the year, dry skin, numbness in hands and feet, and abnormal sensations such as bugs crawling around the body are common. In addition, symptoms of urinary atrophy, such as dry vaginosis, dyspareunia, repeated vaginitis and cystitis, urination pain, and urination, which are unique to women, become clear. In addition, the increased risk of osteoporosis due to hormonal decline is also considered a representative feature.
◇Adjust body imbalance with oriental medicine treatment to relieve symptoms
Oriental medicine treatment focuses on alleviating uncomfortable symptoms by controlling the imbalance in the function of the intestinal tract rather than directly replenishing female hormones. In oriental medicine, the root cause of menopause is considered as 腎虛 due to aging, and the imbalance of book functions such as Ganwool (肝鬱), King Shimganhwa (heart 肝火旺), Simbi Yanghe (heart 脾兩虛), and 血瘀 (blood fish) is considered together.
In fact, menopausal patients often complain of facial flushing, hyperhidrosis, fatigue, sleeplessness, and chest tightness, and most of them are treated with herbal medicine and acupuncture at the same time. Representative prescriptions include cinnamon soup, saogyepitang, Cheongsimnyeonjaum, kamisoyosan, and cinnamon moon dantang.
Professor Lee Chang-hoon said, `Menopause is a time to adapt to aging, and contrary to worries, you can escape naturally"It is a wise way to relieve and adapt to symptoms with treatments appropriate to one's constitution. "
◇Finding the balance of the body before filling hormones
Female hormones naturally decline with age. It is a change that occurs when reproductive function gradually decreases due to aging. Menopause treatment in oriental medicine considers ways to relieve uncomfortable symptoms by controlling areas where the function of the intestinal meat is concentrated rather than directly replenishing female hormones. If menopausal symptoms are severe and interfere with daily life or the quality of life is greatly reduced, it is necessary to receive appropriate treatment after consulting with an expert.
◇Menopause to adapt wisely with lifestyle management
Menopausal symptoms vary depending on the patient's environment, personality, and degree of decline in the five intestines, but 75% of all women improve without any treatment. Therefore, while adapting to symptoms, it is possible to relieve symptoms by treating them in parallel through consultation with an expert. The treatment period proceeds according to the symptoms, such as stopping when daily discomfort is reduced, and receiving treatment again when symptoms worsen.
Healthy and regular lifestyle habits are important to adapt to menopause. It is recommended to improve cardiopulmonary function with aerobic exercise, and to strengthen muscle strength and flexibility with yoga and Pilates. If the sensation persists, keep the surroundings cool and avoid spicy and irritating foods.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
