Journal of International Reproductive Health/Family Planning ›› 2025, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 332-337.doi: 10.12280/gjszjk.20240605

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Clinical Experience Thought Transmission of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Based on Spacetime-Medicine Deduction

YANG Yi, DENG Lin-wen()   

  1. Mianyang Central Hospital, Mianyang 621000, Sichuan Province, China (YANG Yi); Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610072, China (DENG Lin-wen)
  • Received:2024-12-17 Published:2025-07-15 Online:2025-07-28
  • Contact: DENG Lin-wen, E-mail: dlwen1982@163.com

Abstract:

Spacetime-Medicine theory, based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), can be traced back to Huang Di Nei Jing. This theory argues that the masses of factors such as geographic environment and living conditions affect the physiological functions of the human body and the transmission of diseases. As a academic thought of TCM, Spacetime-Medicine theory has been applied in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases and health maintenance. However, the reports on the Spacetime-Medicine theory of PCOS are fragmented. In this paper, we reviewed the ancient literatures, traced the characteristics of similar PCOS-related diseases in ancient texts, summarized ancient and modern treatment methods, and explained how geographical differences influence the diagnosis and treatment of PCOS, so as to reveale the evolutionary pattern of PCOS-related diseases. We hereby explore the concept of Spacetime-Medicine theory in relation to PCOS. Additionally, we explore the development of the PCOS-related treatment by the connection of traditional and modern Chinese medicine with modern technological advances, such as genomics and metabolomics, to provide a reference for the innovations and breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of PCOS in terms of the modernization of TCM theory in the reproductive medicine.

Key words: Polycystic ovary syndrome, Academic thought, Treatment in accordance with local conditions, Treatment based on syndrome differentiation, Spacetime-medicine deduction