從中醫觀點談女性更年期保健

Discuss on Health Care in Menopause (Women) from the Viewpoint of Chinese Medicine

王靜修(Jing-Shou Wang)

《北市中醫會刊》 14卷3期 (2008/09) Pp. 65-71

https://doi.org/10.6718/TJCMb.200809_14(3).0008

摘要

目前台灣女性平均壽命即將逼近八十歲，而女性停經年齡約為五十歲上下，因此婦女約有三十年的歲月將要在無月經中度過。女性在更年期之後，有許多疾病的發生率都大大上升，例如：子宮頸癌、乳癌、卵巢癌、高血壓、糖尿病、肥胖症、聽力損失、視力減退、白內障、退化性關節炎、性功能降低等等，如何保養自己的身體，讓我們不但可以活得久，更要活得健康。本文先從何謂更年期來敘述，再說更年期有那些不適？中年期西醫學理，最後討論及更年期中醫保健之道。

關鍵字

更年期 ； 停經 ； 經絕前後

並列摘要

At present, the average life span of Taiwanese women will approach 80 years old soon. The menopausal age of women is about 50 years old. So, the women may live for about 30 years at the state without the period. After the menopause, the incidence rate of many diseases will be raised greatly for women, such as the cervix cancer, breast cancer, ovary cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, lost hearing, eyesight fails, cataract, degrading arthritis, sex function reduction etc. It has to care about your own body. Let us not only can live long, hut also can live more healthily. First, this text describes the meaning of menopause, the uncomfortable conditions of menopause, the western medical theory of menopause, and discusses the health care of menopause by Chinese Medicine finally.

並列關鍵字

Menopause ； stopping period ； syndrome before and after menopause