Kidney deficiency in women can be categorized into many different types, including kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, kidney qi deficiency and kidney essence deficiency. The clinical symptoms caused by different types of kidney deficiency will have certain differences.
Women with Kidney-Yang deficiency may experience symptoms such as cold hands and feet, fear of cold, fatigue (mental exhaustion and physical weakness), and cold pain in the lower back.
Women with Kidney-Yin deficiency may show symptoms such as night sweats (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, sweating stops after waking up), dry throat, hot flashes (bursts of heat), and other symptoms.
Kidney qi deficiency may cause fatigue, lumbar and knee soreness (a feeling of soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees), and memory loss.
Common symptoms that may be caused by Kidney Essence deficiency include loose teeth, memory loss, tinnitus, and hair loss.
If women experience any of the above symptoms, it is recommended that they seek prompt medical attention for standardized treatment and conditioning under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.