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A feature of PMOS that has bewildered clinicians and patients is that the symptoms can look completely different from person-to-person. One woman may carry excess weight around her middle but ovulate irregularly, while another may rarely ovulate and have the lean body of a runner that she is. 

The TCM Perspective: Patterns of Constraint

Traditional Chinese Medicine can help reframe PMOS by identifying which system is under the greatest strain and, therefore, the dominant pattern at play. In fact, a woman doesn’t need to match the clinical definition of PMOS to still benefit from the TCM approach. For example, a woman who has missed multiple periods but consistently ovulated in the past can still benefit from the same treatment approach as someone with clinically diagnosed PMOS. 

In my upcoming book with Dr. Mao, we examine three main patterns of PMOS: