From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, some female diseases and gynecological diseases are related to uterine cold. The so-called uterine cold refers to the coldness of the uterus. The "uterus" in Chinese medicine is different from the uterus in Western medicine. Its scope is larger, including the uterus, ovaries and other organs. Uterine cold refers to women with insufficient kidney yang and loss of warmth in the uterus, resulting in lower abdominal distension and pain, which are relieved by heat. The main symptoms are excessive leucorrhea, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, heavy and tight pulse, and thin white tongue coating with fluid content. So what harm does palace cold do to women’s bodies?

Cold in the uterus is more harmful to women

1. Get fat.

Another symptom of patients with uterine cold is that they gain weight all over the body, accompanied by symptoms such as shortness of breath and fatigue, insomnia and dreaminess, oligomenorrhea, and anovulation. The uterus has insufficient heat. In order to maintain its own physiological functions, fat acts as a "uterine protector." The colder the uterus, the more the body needs to store fat, thus causing weight gain.

2. Abnormal menstruation.

Before menstruation, there is a feeling of bloating in the lower abdomen, increased leucorrhea, soreness or pain in the waist, distended and painful breasts, etc. A few people have nausea and vomiting reactions; abdominal pain during menstruation, coldness in the lower abdomen, dark menstruation with blood clots, and dysmenorrhea in some women. To the point of being unbearable.

3. Coldness in the lower abdomen.

Sometimes pain occurs, menstrual periods sometimes go wrong, the color is light and the amount is small, the energy is poor, the waist is sore and the legs are weak, more urination, less menstrual flow, decreased sexual desire, pale tongue with white coating, and deep pulse. If the true yang is insufficient, the waist will be sore, the complexion will be sallow, the lower abdomen will not be warm, the limbs will be lukewarm, the feet will be cold and weak, the mouth will be bland and tasteless, a person likes to eat spicy and dry food, menstruation will be slightly irregular, there will be leucorrhea, frequent urination or incontinence. , the tongue is light, the coating is white, greasy and slippery, and the pulse is deep and weak.

Can palace cold really cause infertility?

This statement also has misunderstandings. "Cold uterus" does not just refer to a certain symptom, but a summary of various clinical symptoms of patients in traditional Chinese medicine. In fact, it refers to kidney yang deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine. Deficiency of kidney yang leads to poor circulation of qi and blood in the Chong and Ren meridians, and internal cold occurs due to yang deficiency. This internal cold is not manifested in the coldness of the uterus, but is more of a systemic clinical symptom, often manifesting as: Delayed menstrual cycle, low and dark menstrual flow, blood clots, or even inability to stop menstruation; abdominal pain before or during menstruation, breast swelling and pain, etc.; a few have nausea and vomiting reactions; yellowish complexion, decreased libido, and clear leucorrhea If the amount is too high, the tongue will be light and the coating is white, and the pulse will be heavy; in severe cases, it can cause infertility or fetal growth retardation after pregnancy, etc.

Cold in the uterus is a symptom of kidney yang deficiency and will not directly lead to infertility

In fact, all the above symptoms are manifestations of kidney yang deficiency. Among reproductive problems, women with kidney yang deficiency will have menstrual problems, but it does not mean that yang deficiency will definitely lead to infertility. Many women with yang deficiency can still get pregnant normally. Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to looking, hearing, asking and feeling. It does not mean that when certain symptoms appear, it must be a constitution of yang deficiency. It can only be said that a constitution with yang deficiency will have such symptoms.

So, uterine cold is not the main cause of female infertility. Infertile women must not blame it on uterine cold. However, there is an old saying that "all diseases start with cold". The intrusion of cold air will reduce resistance. Especially for women, the hygienic environment in the vagina will decrease, which may cause hidden dangers of various gynecological diseases, and must be prevented.