脉∶《脉经》曰∶寸关调如故，而尺脉绝不至者，月水不利，当患小腹引腰痛、气滞上攻胸臆也。寸口脉
浮而弱，浮则为虚，弱则无血。尺脉来而断绝者，月水不利。尺脉滑，血气实，妇人经脉不利。肝脉沉，主月
水不利、腰腹痛；少阴脉弱而微，微则血少。脉来至，状如琴弦，若小腹痛，主月不利，孔窍生疮，胃脉涩、
少阴脉微而迟，微则无精，迟则阴中寒，涩则血不来，此为居经，三月一来，少阴脉滑而数者，阴中生疮；少
阴脉数，则气淋、阴中生疮；少阴脉弦者，阴中必挺核；少阴脉浮而动，浮则为虚，动则为痛，妇人则漏下。
妇人生死脉诀∶
《脉经》曰∶妇人漏下赤白，且下血数升，脉急数者死，迟者生。妇人漏下赤白不休，脉小虚滑者生，大
紧实数者死。妇人新生乳子，脉沉小滑者生，实大弦急者死。妇人疝瘕积聚，脉弦急者生，虚弱者死。妇人生
产，因中风寒热病，喘鸣而肩息，脉实而浮缓者生，小急者死。妇人生产之后，寸口脉焱疾不调者死，沉细附
骨不绝者生。金疮在阴处，出血不绝，阴脉不能至阳者死，接阳而复出者生。怀孕六七月，脉实大牢强弦急者
生，若沉而细者死。
丹溪曰∶产前脉细，小产后脉洪数者死。又曰∶产前当洪数，既生而洪数如故，岂得不死。（此亦大概言
之，亦有洪数而生者。）
脉象：《脉经》说：寸部和关部的脉象调和如常，但尺部的脉搏完全摸不到，这是月经不畅，应当出现小腹牵引腰部疼痛、气机阻滞向上攻冲胸膈的症状。寸口脉浮而弱，浮脉主虚证，弱脉主血虚。尺部脉搏来去中断绝止的，是月经不畅。尺部脉滑，表示血气充实，妇女经脉不通利。肝脉沉，主月经不畅、腰腹部疼痛；少阴脉弱而微，微脉主血少。脉来至，形状像琴弦一样，如果小腹痛，主月经不利，孔窍生疮，胃脉涩、少阴脉微而迟，微则无精，迟则阴中寒，涩则血不来，此为居经，三月一来，少阴脉滑而数者，阴中生疮；少阴脉数，则气淋、阴中生疮；少阴脉弦者，阴中必挺核；少阴脉浮而动，浮则为虚，动则为痛，妇人则漏下。
妇人生死脉诀：
《脉经》说：妇女漏下赤白，且下血数升，脉急数者死，迟者生。妇女漏下赤白不休，脉小虚滑者生，大紧实数者死。妇女新生乳子，脉沉小滑者生，实大弦急者死。妇女疝瘕积聚，脉弦急者生，虚弱者死。妇女生产，因中风寒热病，喘鸣而肩息，脉实而浮缓者生，小急者死。妇女生产之后，寸口脉焱疾不调者死，沉细附骨不绝者生。金疮在阴处，出血不绝，阴脉不能至阳者死，接阳而复出者生。怀孕六七月，脉实大牢强弦急者生，若沉而细者死。
丹溪说：产前脉细，小产后脉洪数者死。又说：产前当洪数，既生而洪数如故，岂得不死。（此亦大概言之，亦有洪数而生者。）
Pulse: The *Mai Jing* (Classic of Pulse Diagnosis) states: If the pulses at the Cun (inch) and Guan (bar) positions are harmonious as usual, but the pulse at the Chi (cubit) position is absent, this indicates irregular menstruation. One should expect pain in the lower abdomen radiating to the waist, and qi stagnation attacking upward to the chest and diaphragm. A floating and weak pulse at the Cun Kou (radial artery) indicates floating signifies deficiency, and weak signifies bloodlessness. An interrupted or absent pulse at the Chi position indicates irregular menstruation. A slippery pulse at the Chi position indicates abundant blood and qi, yet irregular menstruation in women. A deep pulse in the Liver channel indicates irregular menstruation and lumbar/abdominal pain; a weak and fine pulse in the Shaoyin (Kidney) channel indicates fine signifies blood deficiency. A pulse that arrives with a shape like a zither string, accompanied by lower abdominal pain, indicates irregular menstruation and sores in the orifices. A choppy pulse in the Stomach channel and a fine and slow pulse in the Shaoyin channel indicate fine signifies essence deficiency, slow indicates cold in the yin region, and choppy signifies blood stasis preventing flow; this is termed "Ju Jing" (bi-monthly menstruation), occurring once every three months. A slippery and rapid pulse in the Shaoyin channel indicates sores in the yin region; a rapid pulse indicates Qi strangury and sores in the yin region; a wiry pulse in the Shaoyin channel indicates hardness/nodules in the yin region; a floating and moving pulse in the Shaoyin channel indicates floating signifies deficiency and moving signifies pain, leading to metrorrhagia in women.
Rules for Life and Death Pulses in Women:
The *Mai Jing* states: In cases of leukorrhea with bleeding (red and white discharge) where several sheng (a unit of volume) of blood are lost, a rapid and forceful pulse indicates death, while a slow pulse indicates survival. If leukorrhea with continuous bleeding persists, a small, deficient, and slippery pulse indicates survival, whereas a large, tight, full, and rapid pulse indicates death. For a woman who has just given birth, a deep, small, and slippery pulse indicates survival, while a full, large, wiry, and urgent pulse indicates death. For a woman with hernia masses (Shan Jia) and accumulations, a wiry and urgent pulse indicates survival, while a weak pulse indicates death. During childbirth, if complicated by wind-stroke with chills and fever, wheezing with shoulder breathing, a full and floating-slow pulse indicates survival, while a small and urgent pulse indicates death. After childbirth, a blazing-fast and irregular pulse at the Cun Kou indicates death, while a deep, fine pulse that adheres to the bone and does not cease indicates survival. For a metallic wound in the yin region with unceasing bleeding, if the yin pulse cannot reach the yang level, it indicates death; if it reaches the yang level and then returns, it indicates survival. In the sixth or seventh month of pregnancy, a full, large, firm, strong, wiry, and urgent pulse indicates survival, whereas a deep and fine pulse indicates death.
Danxi stated: A fine pulse before delivery, and a flooding and rapid pulse after a miscarriage, indicate death. He also said: Before delivery, the pulse should be flooding and rapid; if it remains flooding and rapid after delivery, how can one avoid death? (This is a general statement; there are cases of survival despite a flooding and rapid pulse.)