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MENTAL MODEL · M2890

Annual Menstruation / Bi Nian

Annual Menstruation / Bi Nian
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Updated 2026-08-03

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INTRODUCTION

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CORE DEFINITION

Annual Menstruation, known in classical Chinese medicine as Bi Nian, describes a menstrual cycle of about one year. It is a rare individual variation rather than a disease. The classical criterion is functional: if the woman can conceive and shows healthy complexion and general condition, the pattern is considered normal for her. It must be distinguished from pathological amenorrhoea by examining the whole constitution rather than the interval alone.

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- Extreme Baselines: recognise that a very long cycle can still be someone's healthy norm. - Whole-Person Assessment: judge by fertility and general condition rather than the interval alone. - Practising Restraint: avoid aggressive treatment when the pattern is a benign variation.

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Cycle length is set by an individual's endocrine rhythm, and the range of normal variation is wider than the textbook figure suggests. When the rhythm is stable and the person is fertile and well, the long interval reflects a different set point rather than a failure of function, so treating it as a deficiency introduces harm without benefit.

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