In recent years, the occurrence of infertility has become an important factor that troubles multiple families and affects the emotional relationship between the sexes. How to prevent and treat infertility has also become a difficult problem in clinical treatment. The uterus is a unique and constant organ with functions similar to internal organs for storage and excretion, maintaining a dynamic balance between storage and excretion. They periodically engage in alternating processes of "absorption" and "excretion", with Yin and Yang transforming into each other, jointly maintaining the normal physiology of women. The function of the uterus is closely related to female infertility, and this article attempts to take the storage and excretion functions of the uterus as the starting point. We aim to explore the physiology of pregnancy and the pathogenesis of infertility, with the principle of supplementing when insufficient and clearing when excessive, and with the goal of restoring uterine physiological retention and excretion, provide ideas for clinical treatment of female infertility.

Lang Xiaoyue, Li Nan. Discussion on the Understanding and Treatment of Infertility in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Theory of "Uterus Hiding Diarrhea". Frontiers in Medical Science Research (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 1: 55-61. https://doi.org/10.25236/FMSR.2024.060110.

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