Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), like Western bio-medicine, has within its scope various specialties. Among these are dermatology, gastroenterology, nephrology, traumatology, internal medicine and gynecology. Gynecology (Fu Ke) is one of the most efficacious specialties in TCM. It is divided into five categories:

1. Menstrual Diseases (Yue Jing Bing) – These include irregular menstruation, painful menstruation, abnormal vaginal bleeding, pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), menopause, mid-cycle pain, blocked menstruation (amenorrhea)

2. Abnormal Vaginal Discharge (Dai Xia Bing) – Various colored discharges due to vaginitis, leucorrhea, candida (yeast) infections, sexually transmitted diseases and other pathologies.

3. Birthing and Gestational Diseases (Tai Chan Bing) – spontaneous miscarriage, morning sickness, pre-eclampsia, breeched birth, premature birth, abdominal pain

4. After Birth Diseases (Chan Hou Bing) – Post-partum depression, post-partum excessive lochia, post-partum abdominal pain, scanty lactation, mastitis, fatigue.

5. Miscellaneous Diseases (Za Bing) – Ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids (myomas), endometriosis, polycystic ovaries, breast diseases, uterine prolapse, infertility, vulvadynia, cervical dysplasia.