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According to the definition of the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO), maternal age of 35 or greater at the time of childbirth is considered to be ‘advanced maternal age (AMA)’. There is a decrease in fertility with advancing age, and infertility becomes more pronounced over age 35.
However, late marriage and busy life make the age of childbearing delayed in our modern society. So, infertility at an advanced age is becoming a more and more important issue.
In this report, we present two cases of 43 and 42-year-old women with dysmenorrhea or a history of failed artificial fertilization respectively, who searched for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment in our department. In the view point of TCM, the symptom is due to liver-stagnation and kidney deficiency.
After the treatment of soothing liver and tonifying kidney, combined with menstrual cycle therapy, both of them became pregnant naturally within half a year. It is often complicated and difficult to deal with the problem of age-related infertility. Here we provide these two successful experiences to suggest that soothing liver and tonifying kidney therapy may be effective and applicable for infertility in women of advanced reproductive age.
【Keywords】Infertility in women of advanced reproductive age; Dysmenorrhea; Insufficient ovarian reserve; Soothing liver and tonifying kidney methods; Menstrual cycle therapy
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251.9 疏肝補腎法治療高齡不孕病例報告二則
