Discussion on the relationship between sleep disorder and delayed menorrhea under the perspective of chronomedicine / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Menstruation is a symbol of female sexual cycle. Based on the holistic view of TCM between human and universe, TCM complies with treatment principles according to the time. This paper summarizes the characteristics of the changes of qi, blood, Yin and Yang in menstrual cycle, which shows great advantages in treatment. At present, it’s widely believed that menstrual cycle is closely related with month rhythm. However, researches about the relationship between the menstruation and the circadian variation, which is also known as the sleep-awakening activity, are very few. In clinical observation, there exists close relationship between the menstruation disturbance and asleep-awake cycle. Thus, we put forward a concept called day-and night-axis, which means the waxing and waning of Yin and Yang in human body depending on the regular daily routines and sleep schedules. Meanwhile, we attempt to elaborate the internal relation between delayed menstruations and sleep disorders, in order to provide new ideas for the prevention and treatment of menstrual diseases.