Dialectical view of Traditional Chinese Medicine on salpingitis

Salpingitis which is caused by pathogens such as staphylococcus, streptococcus, escherichia coli and gonococcus, according to the point of Western medicine, can be mainly cured by taking anti-bacteria pills. However, due to the different culture background and mode of thinking, curing methods and Treatment concept of TCM on salpingitis (Traditional Chinese Medicine) are widely divergent from Western medicine.

Based on the theory of TCM, salpingitis relates closely to dampness, heat and pathogenic Qi. Salpingitis is formed owning to the damaged or imbalanced functions of fallopian tubes that are caused by pouncing of dampness, heat and pathogenic Qi after birth delivery or during menses. At the beginning, both pathogenic and healthy Qi are flourishing and fight vehemently. Therefore, the symptoms commonly are chill, high fever, severe abdominal pain. What’s more, symptoms like frequent, urgent and painful urination can also be experienced by women too, if toxin and pathogenic locate in lower energizer. As the time goes on, if pathogenic QI weighs more than healthy QI, aggravation happens. If healthy QI is more, this condition will be better and milder. If women leave this condition untreated, cold pain on abdominal area and infertility would happen.

Here are four types of salpingitis

Heat-toxin type: symptoms are severe abdominal pain that unable to be touched, accompanied with fever and chill, purulent vaginal discharge with blood and odor. This type of salpingitis always occurs because of the pouncing of dampness, heat and pathogenic Qi after birth delivery or during menses.

Heat-dampness type: its symptoms are painful abdomen, fever, chill and yellowish vaginal discharge. As for the reason, it is commonly caused by blocked blood circulation and QI and the Assembly of heat and dampness in lower energizer.

Yang deficiency type: its symptoms are mild but unceasing pain that can be relieved after hot compress, sore pain on waist, heavy vaginal discharge, frequent but watery urine, little menstrual blood at the end of the period and infertility. Owning to the kidney deficiency, cold that produces from inner of body blocks the movement of Yang Qi, therefore, women who have this type of salpingitis can experience salpingitis symptoms mentioned above.

Cold-dampness type: symptoms are dull pain or cold-pain that can be eased after hot compress, white and heavy vaginal discharge. This type of condition happens commonly on women who love to eat cold or iced food, or sit on cold or moist place.