Author/Authors :
Moradi, Fatemeh Department of Traditional Medicine - School of Persian Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Alizadeh, Fatemeh Department of Traditional Medicine - School of Persian Medicine - Shahed University, Tehran, Iran , Zafarghandi, Nafiseh Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics - Shahed University, Tehran, Iran , Jafari, Farhad Department of Health and Social Medicine - Shahed University, Tehran, Iran , Alizadeh Vaghasloo, Mahdi Department of Traditional Medicine - School of Persian Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Karimi, Mehrdad Department of Traditional Medicine - School of Persian Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) is the most common reason for women’s medical referral
in the reproductive age. In Persian Medicine, one of the major causes of this disorder
is known as uterine dystemperament (Su-e-Mizaj). AUB is known as “Kesrat-e Tams” in
this medical school. We aimed to investigate the frequency of positive symptoms of uterine
dystemperament in patients with AUB from the perspective of Persian Medicine. This
cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2009 to September 2010 in Tehran, Iran.
It comprised 70 patients with abnormal uterine bleeding who were 15-45 years old. Data
were collected by a questionnaire prepared based on the textbooks of Persian Medicine. The
frequency of each symptom of uterine dystemperament was obtained. Among the four uterine
dystemperaments, the “dry” and “warm” uterine types had the highest rankings. In patients
with excess uterine hemorrhage, the symptoms of warm uterine is more frequent than
cold uterine. Meanwhile, the warm uterine dystemperament interference was also observed
in excess uterine hemorrhage.
Keywords :
Abnormal uterine bleeding , Dystemperament , Mizaj , Persian medicine
