Premature ovarian failure has directly or indirectly caused unspeakable physical and mental suffering to many women because of its increasing incidence. People of all ethnic groups in the world are actively seeking the best method, but the results are only basically satisfactory. As far as treatment is concerned, Chinese and Western medical treatments have their own advantages and disadvantages. However, because of the variety of syndrome types in traditional Chinese medicine, there are many descriptions of a single disease syndrome, and there are few systematic generalizations and classifications. Therefore, the experience of traditional chinese medicine in the treatment of premature ovarian failure in recent 10 years is classified and summarized. Traditional chinese medicine believes that the root cause of premature ovarian failure is the disorder of viscera, and the pathological sign is phlegm dampness and blood stasis. Therefore, the treatment should be based on kidney, syndrome differentiation and treatment of multiple viscera, taking into account phlegm dampness and blood stasis, combined with periodic therapy and acupuncture treatment, striving to nourish the kidney, regulate the heart, liver, spleen and lungs, and smooth phlegm dampness and blood stasis, so as to achieve the effect of prevention and treatment.  

Li Yi, Xiaoping Cui, Gege Li, Mingzhu Huang, Juanjuan Zhang, Xinchun Xiao, Xia Liu. Progress in Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Premature Ovarian Failure. Frontiers in Medical Science Research (2022) Vol. 4, Issue 11: 38-46. https://doi.org/10.25236/FMSR.2022.041107.

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