Study on Distribution Features of Syndrome Elements of Postpartum Pelvic Floor Dysfunction / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the distribution and combination rules of TCM syndromes of postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction patients; To interpret its pathogenesis and characteristics of TCM syndromes; To provide evidence for the TCM syndrome standardization study of the disease. Methods Totally 262 cases of postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction patients were included as the research objects. The distribution and combination rules of syndrome elements were analyzed by using the method of syndrome elements differentiation. Results The common syndrome elements of disease locations of postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction were kidney, uterus, mind and liver; the common syndrome elements of disease nature were insecurity of qi, qi deficiency, qi stagnation, yang deficiency and qi collapse. Usual form was two-viscera and three-viscera combination; the majority of combination were kidney+mind and kidney+uterus. The most common combination form of disease location and nature was kidney+mind+insecurity of qi. Moreover, there were other syndromes related to kidney, including kidney qi deficiency, kidney yang deficiency, dual vacuity of kidney yang and qi, kidney yin deficiency were associated with kidney syndromes; liver depression and qi stagnation was associated with liver; liver and kidney yin deficiency was associated with liver and kidney. Conclusion Kidney is the primary disease location of postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction, which also involves uterus, mind and liver. The main disease nature is deficiency, and insecurity of qi is the important pathology characteristic of this disease.