Many women experience menstrual cramps and pain either on the left or the right of the abdomen, it is due to liver qi 0r blood stagnation disturbing the development of follicles in the ovaries. The cramps and pain can be reduced or avoid by adjusting the daily diet, life style or with the help of Chinese herbs. We will discuss how to liver qi stagnation causes of ovulation phrase of menstrual cycle.

I. Symptoms of liver qi stagnation
1. Pain or discomfort anywhere along the sides of the body, including abdomen cramps and pain
2. Depression
3. Nervous tension Including mood swings, emotional and physical stress and frusdtration
4. Hiccups
5. Unreasonable anger
6. Difficulty swallowing
7. Premenstrual syndrome
8. Swollen breasts
9. Irregular period
10. Painful periods
11. Etc.

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In traditional Chinese medicine, qi is defined as a substance contains properties of motion and invisibility. It comes from 3 sources
1. Primordial qi ( Heredity)
2. Inhaled qi ( Air inhaled by lung)
3. Qi essence (Absorbed from food by spleen)

I. Symptoms of qi deficiency
1. Shortness of breath
2. Fatigue, loose stools
3. Dizziness,
4. Pale face,
5. Weakened voice/reluctance to speak,
6. Sweating with little exertion
7. Loose stool
8. Etc.

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I. Definition
Liver qi stagnation is a health condition of which the liver can not move qi smoothly in the liver channels and blood in the blood vessels, due to prolonged liver qi deficiency or liver damage as a result of overwhelming toxin accumulated in the body and poor diet.

II. Symptoms of liver qi stagnation
1. Depression
2. Anger disorders
3. Mood swing
4. Premenstrual disorders – PMS,
5. Abnormal abdomen cramps and pain
6. Abnormal cells growth including endometriosis and cysts
7. High blood pressure
8. Nervous tension including headaches and migraine

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Blood stagnation is defined as a condition of blood can not move freely due to liver qi deficiency, kidney essence depletion spleen’s inability in qi distribution and liver’s inability in blood formation, etc. Women who feel cramps and pain in the ovulation phrase in the left or right side of the abdomen can be caused by blood stagnation.

I. Symptoms
1. Dark, clotted vagina discharge
2. Painful menstruation
3. Irregular menstruation
4. Abdominal cramps andpain
5. Stabbing and sharp pain
6. Purple tongue
7. Wiry pulse
8. Etc.

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Painful ovulation is defined as a condition of blood and qi can not move freely due to liver qi and blood deficiency, as liver is the primary organ in preparing to transfer the yin to yang for the start of the yang phrase of menstrual cycle. Women feel cramps and pain in the ovulation phrase in the left or right side of the abdomen can be caused by either qi or blood stagnation or both.

I. Causes
A) In conventional medicine, painful ovulation is defined as a condition caused by a small leakage of blood from the ovary occurring at the time of ovulation, leading to irritation of the abdominal wall resulting in cramps and pain in either left or right side of the abdomen depending to which side of ovaries is responsible for the development of follicles.

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Some women may experience sore breast and irritability during ovulation phrase of menstrual cycle.They are defined as conditions of liver qi can not move blood freely due to liver qi stagnation.

I. Causes
1. Spleen qi deficiency
Stomach is the primary organ in digestive food essence after foods are eaten. If for what ever reason, the stomach can not digest food properly, it may cause the inability of spleen in absorb food qi and essence for our body needs, leading to spleen qi deficiency, resulting in disturbing the qi formation and transporting it to the liver to move blood, leading to liver qi stagnation cause of sore breast and irritability.

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I. Definition
Deficiency of blood is defined as a condition of liver’s inability to perform its function of blood formation leading to qi stagnation in the body, as a result of liver damage or the inability of spleen in food essence and qi distribution, leading to abnormal function of the liver organ.

II. Symptoms of blood deficiency
1. Abdominal pain after menstruation
2. Period is thin and volume is small
3. Tiredness
4. Loose stools
5. Pale complexion
6. Etc

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I. Definition
Qi deficiency is defined as a condition of spleen inability to transport qi to the body organs due to abnormal function of the stomach, spleen or intake of oily and greasy or cold and raw foods for a prolonged period of time.

II. Symptoms of qi deficiency
1. Tiredness
2. Loose stool
3. Pale complexion
4. sweating with no exertion
5. Abdominal pain during/after menstruation
6. Period is thin and volume is small
7. Etc.

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Kidney yin is also known primordial yin or true yin and defined as the foundation of the yin fluid of the body, therefore it helps to moisten, nourish the organs and tissues by maintaining the body fluid balance with fire of kidney yang.

I. Symptoms of kidney yin deficiency
1. Dizziness,
2. Weak pulse
3. Hearing problems,
4. Dry mouth and throat,
5. Hot sensation in the palms, soles and chest,
6. Sweating, constipation, and seminal emission.
7. The tongue is red and covered with a light coating of fur
8. Etc.

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I. Definition
Liver qi staganation is a health condition of which the liver can no longer move qi smoothly in the liver channels and blood in the blood vessels, due to prolonged liver qi deficiency or liver damage as a result of overwhelming toxin accumulated in the body.

II. Symptoms of liver qi stagnation
1. Depression
2. Anger disorders
3. Mood swing
4. Premenstrual disorders – PMS,
5. Abnormal abdomen cramps and pain
6. Abnormal cells growth including endometriosis and cysts
7. High blood pressure
8. Nervous tension including headaches and migraine

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