A survey of TCM treatment for endometriosis.

Endometriosis (EM) refers to the disorders caused by the endometrial tissues growing out of the uterine cavity but in other parts of the body, which may include the progressive dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, sterility, and abnormal menstruation. EM occurs mostly in the pelvic cavity, and it falls into the TCM category of ‘dysmenorrhea’, ‘irregular menstruation’, and ‘sterility’. Modern medicine holds that the ectopic endometrium still has the growing function, which, under the influence of estrin and progestogen, periodically exfoliates with hemorrhage. The blood fails to be normally discharged, which will accumulate in the focal region, and adhere with the surrounding tissues and organs, leading to the abovementioned clinical problems. With complicated pathogenic mechanisms, broad pathological process, and the malignant biological behavior of infiltration, transfers and recurrent, this disease has drawn great attention by both the domestic and foreign medical circles. In recent years, TCM has presented various therapies in multiple ways for the treatment. The following is a brief account.