经病前后，脉软如常。寸关虽调，尺绝痛肠。沉缓下弱，来多要防。微虚不利，间月何妨？浮沉一止，
或微迟涩，居经三月，气血不刚；三月以上，经闭难当。心脾病发，关伏寸浮（心事不足，左寸沉结。）少
阳卑沉，少阴脉细，经前病水，水分易瘳，寸脉沉数，趺阳微弦，少阴沉滑，血分可愁。寸浮而弱，潮烦汗出。
寸洪虚数，火动劳疾。趺阳浮涩，吞酸气窒。腹痛腹满，脉浮且紧，少阴见之，疝瘕内隐。带下崩中，脉多浮
动，虚迟者生，实数者重。少阴滑数，气淋阴疮，弦则阴痛，或挺出肠。
凡妇人脉比男子更濡弱者，常也。脉如常，虽月经或前或后，或多或少，或一月未来者，亦不成经病。
惟寸关如常，尺绝不至，或至亦弱小者，小腹肠胃有积，痛上抢心，月水不利。若沉而缓者，下虚，月经来多。
反虚微不利，不汗出者，其经二月必来，俗云间月。若三部浮沉一止，寸关微涩，微则胃气虚，涩则津血不足。
尺微而迟，微则无精，迟则阴中寒，此为居经，三月一来。虽来或血渐少而后不通，曾堕胎及产多者，谓之血
枯。经曰∶二阳之病发心脾，有不得隐曲，女子不月。原因心事不足，以致脾不磨食，故肺金失养，而气滞不行，
肾水不旺，而血益日枯，初时参前参后，淋沥无时，脾胃衰甚，变为溏泄身肿。失治甚为 瘕痨瘵。少阳脉卑，
少阴脉细，经水不利，血化为水，瘀水闭塞胞门，名曰水分，先病水而后经断，故病易治。寸脉沉而数，数为
阳实，沉为阴结。趺阳脉微而弦，微则无胃气，弦则不得息。少阴脉沉而滑，沉为在里，滑则为实，沉滑相搏，
血结胞门，经络不通，名曰血分，先断经而后病水，故病难治。寸浮而弱，浮为气虚，弱为血分有热，故潮热
自汗。男子尺脉虚数而寸沉微者为痨，女人寸脉虚数而尺沉微者为痨。痨者，汗出潮咳，与男阴虚火动一般。
趺阳脉浮而涩，浮则气滞，涩则有寒，令人腹满，吞酸喜噫，其气时下，则腹中冷痛。浮则肠鸣腹满，紧则腹
痛。少阴脉见浮紧，则为疝瘕腹痛。少阴脉浮而动，浮则为虚，动则为痛，或崩带，或阴户脱下。少阴滑数，
或为气淋，或阴中生疮痛痒。少阴脉弦，则阴户挚痛，曰肠挺。
妊孕初时，寸微五至，三部平匀，久按不替。妊孕三月，阴搏于阳，气衰血旺，脉正相当。肝横肺弱，
心滑而洪，尺滑带散，久按益强。或关滑大，代止尤忙，渴且脉迟，其胎必伤。四月辨质，右女左男，或浮或
沉，疾大实
兼。左右俱盛，胎有二三，更审经脉，阴阳可参。但疾不散，五月怀耽，太急太缓，肿漏为殃。六七月来，脉
喜实长，沉迟而涩，堕胎当防。脉弦寒热，当暖子房。八月弦实，沉细非良。少阴微紧，两胎一伤。劳力惊仆，
胎血难藏。冲心闷痛，色青必亡。足月脉乱，反是吉祥。
妊孕初时，脉平而虚，寸脉微小，呼吸五至，浮沉正等，按之不绝，无他病而不月者，孕也。必三月
而后尺数，但寸关调而尺脉绝者，经病也。《素问》曰∶阳搏阴别，谓之有子。言尺寸少阴动甚，别有阳
脉搏手，心主血脉，肾为胞门故也。然血为阴，气为阳，血旺气衰，亦阴搏阳之义。故诀云∶肝为血兮肺为气，
血为荣兮气为卫，阴阳配偶不参差，两脏通和皆例类。血衰气旺定无娠，血旺气衰应有体。寸微关滑尺带数，流
利往来并雀啄。小儿之脉已见形，数月怀耽犹未觉。又云∶两手关滑大相应，有形亦在通前语。叔和既以左肝
右肺分气血衰旺，又以寸尺分气血，寸微为气衰，尺数为血旺。关滑者，滑为血多气少也，然尺脉滑疾带散、
带代，如雀啄稍停者，乃胎气盛，闭塞故也。此时若作渴脉迟，欲为水肿，后腹痛者必堕。或疑与《脉诀》尺滑
有间断为经病者，不相反耶？盖经病尺滑必带缓弱迟涩，胎脉尺滑带数而实。两关左滑大为男，右滑大为女。
又云∶关上一动一止者一月，二动一止者二月，三四动一止者三四月也。盖中冲应足阳明胃，主三四月。少冲
应手太阳小肠，主五六月。太冲应手阳明大肠，主七八月。凡妊孕四月，形质已具。左手滑疾实大为男，右手滑
疾实大为女，左右俱滑疾实大者双胎。又诸阳脉为男，诸阴脉为女。诀云∶左手太阳浮大男，右手太阴沉细女。
《脉经》云∶左手浮大为男，右手浮大为女；左手沉实为男，右手沉细为女；尺脉左偏大为男，右偏大为女；
左右俱浮大有力者二男，左右俱沉细有力者二女；诸阳为浮，诸阴为沉，凡浮大滑数诸阳脉皆为男也，凡沉细
诸阴脉皆为女也。又诸阳脉在诸阳经为男，诸阴脉在诸阴经为女；若阴阳混浊，则女作男生，男作女生。诀云∶
左手带纵两个儿，右手带横一双女；左手脉逆生三男，右手脉顺还三女；寸关尺部皆相应，一男一女分形证。
盖左手带纵者，如心沉肝浮肾缓，皆夫乘妻脉，上下直看，往来流利不绝，气血之盛，故生两男。左手带横者，
如肺弦脾沉肾细，皆妻乘夫脉，推之横看，满指无间，气血之盛，故生两女。左手脉逆者，如心弦肝滑肾微浮，
皆子乘母脉，自下溢上，往来流利，气血盛极，故生三男。右手脉顺者，如肺缓脾洪肾弦长滑，皆母乘子脉，
自上流下，往来疾速，气血盛极，故生三女。认真纵即左手太阳浮大男，横即右手太阴沉细女；逆即左手沉实
男，顺即右手沉细女。五月脉虽喜疾而不散，但太急为紧为数者必漏胎；大缓为迟者必腹胀而喘，为浮者必患
水肿，六七月脉实大牢强弦紧者生，沉细而涩者当防堕胎，若丹田气暖胎动者可救，胎冷若水者难治。脉弦发
热恶寒，其胎逾腹腹痛，小腹如扇，子脏闭也，宜热药温之。少阴脉微紧，血养不周，双胎一死一存。胎动或
因倒化，或因惊恐，或因劳力，或因食热，或因房室，轻则漏血，重则血下如同月水，血干胎死。而气无血制，
上冲心腹闷痛，面目唇舌色见青者，子母俱死。此不独七八月然也，十个月内皆宜慎之，七八月脉实大弦强者
生，沉细者死。足月身热脉乱者吉。
临产六至，脉号离经。或沉细滑，若无即生。浮大难产，寒热又频，此是凶候，急于色征。面颊唇舌，忌
黑与青；面赤母活，子命必倾。若胎在腹，子母归冥。
一呼六至，或一呼一至，曰离经。经，常也。人呼吸一日一夜，一万三千五百息，脉行八十一丈，周而复
始，从初起之经再起，今因胎坠，胃脉之离常络之处，不从所起之经再起，故曰离经。脉沉细而滑，乃肾脏本
脉已形，或脉沉如无者即产，浮大者难产。若身重体
热，寒热频作，此凶症也。急看面舌气色，逐胎救母。盖面乃心之华，舌乃心之苗，青则肝虚不能藏血，破浆
早而胎胞干涩，不能转动，黑则肾水克火，是以子母俱死。惟面赤舌青者，乃心血流通，母活子死。若胎死不
出，母命亦危。
产后缓滑，沉细亦宜；实大弦牢，涩疾皆危。
产后胃气为主，缓滑者，脾胃和也；实大弦牢，木克土也。沉细亦宜者，产后大虚，脉合症也；涩疾不
调者，损血多而心绝也。
月经来潮前后，脉象柔软如常。寸口和关部脉象虽然调和，但尺部脉象绝而无力，会导致肠中疼痛。若脉象沉缓且下部虚弱，经血量多时要加以防范。若脉象微虚导致经行不利，隔一个月来一次月经又有什么妨碍呢？如果三部脉象浮沉之间出现间歇停止，或者脉象微迟而涩，这是“居经”（三个月来一次月经），原因是气血不充盛；若超过三个月以上，月经闭阻难以承受。
若是心脾疾病发作，关部脉伏匿而寸部脉浮（这是因为心事不足，左侧寸脉沉结）。少阳病脉象卑弱沉细，少阴病脉象细，经前患有水肿病，水分穴病变容易治愈。寸脉沉数，趺阳脉微弦，少阴脉沉滑，这是血分病令人担忧。寸脉浮而弱，会出现潮热、心烦、汗出。寸脉洪大而虚数，是火动引起的劳损疾病。趺阳脉浮涩，会出现吞酸、气机窒塞。腹痛腹满，脉象浮且紧，若见于少阴脉，则是疝气和瘕积在体内隐藏。带下病和崩中病，脉象多浮动，脉虚迟者预后良好，脉实数者病情严重。少阴脉滑数，可能是气淋或阴疮；脉弦则阴部疼痛，或者子宫脱垂出肛门外。
大凡妇女的脉象比男子更濡弱，这是常态。脉象如常，即使月经有时提前或推后，或多或少，或者一个月没来月经，也不构成经病。只有寸部和关部脉象如常，而尺部脉绝而不至，或者虽至也弱小，这是小腹肠胃有积滞，疼痛上冲心胸，月经不通利。若脉象沉而缓，说明下焦虚寒，月经量多。反见脉虚微而不通利，不出汗的，其月经两个月必会来潮，俗称为“间月”。若三部脉象浮沉之间出现间歇停止，寸关脉微涩，微表示胃气虚，涩表示津液血液不足。尺脉微而迟，微表示无精，迟表示阴中寒冷，这称为“居经”，三个月来一次。虽然来潮时可能血量渐少而后完全不通，曾经堕胎及生产多的女性，称为“血枯”。医经说：二阳（胃与大肠）的疾病发于心脾，有难以启齿的隐情，女子就会不来月经。原因在于心事不足，导致脾不能磨化食物，因此肺金失去滋养，气机阻滞不行，肾水不旺盛，血液日益枯竭。初起时月经参差前后，淋漓不断无定时，脾胃衰败严重时，变为溏泄身体浮肿。失治则会变成严重的癥瘕、痨病、传尸等重症。
少阳脉卑弱，少阴脉细，经水不利，血液化为水，瘀血和水湿闭塞胞门，名为“水分”，先病水肿而后月经断绝，所以病易治。寸脉沉而数，数为阳实，沉为阴结。趺阳脉微而弦，微表示无胃气，弦表示呼吸不畅。少阴脉沉而滑，沉表示病在里，滑表示实证，沉滑相搏，血液结于胞门，经络不通，名为“血分”，先断经而后病水肿，所以病难治。寸脉浮而弱，浮表示气虚，弱表示血分有热，所以潮热自汗。男子尺脉虚数而寸脉沉微的是痨病，女人寸脉虚数而尺脉沉微的也是痱病。痨病表现为汗出、潮热、咳嗽，与男性阴虚火动一样。
趺阳脉浮而涩，浮表示气滞，涩表示有寒，令人腹满，吞酸喜欢打嗝，气机下行，则腹中冷痛。浮脉主肠鸣腹满，紧脉主腹痛。少阴脉见浮紧，则为疝瘕腹痛。少阴脉浮而动，浮表示虚，动表示痛，可能出现崩漏带下，或者阴户下垂。少阴脉滑数，可能是气淋，或者阴中生疮痛痒。少阴脉弦，则阴户剧烈疼痛，称为肠挺。
怀孕初期，寸脉微而五至，三部脉平匀，久按不减弱。怀孕三月，阴脉搏动于阳脉之上，气衰血旺，脉象正相当。肝气横逆肺气偏弱，心脉滑而洪大，尺脉滑带散，久按更加强劲。若关脉滑大，代止脉象尤为忙碌，口渴且脉迟，胎儿必定受伤。四月辨别胎儿性别，右手脉象主女，左手脉象主男，或者浮或者沉，疾大实兼见。左右脉俱盛，怀有两个胎儿，再审视经脉，阴阳可以参详。只要脉疾而不散，五月妊娠，脉太急太缓，肿胀漏胎都是灾殃。六七月来，脉喜实长，若沉迟而涩，应当防范堕胎。脉弦伴有寒热，应当温暖子宫。八月脉弦实，若沉细则不好。少阴脉微紧，双胎中一死一生。因劳累、惊恐、跌仆，胎血难以固藏。若冲心闷痛，面色青紫必定死亡。足月脉乱，反而是吉祥之兆。
怀孕初期，脉象平和而虚，寸脉微小，呼吸五至，浮沉力度相等，按之不绝，若无其他疾病而停经的，就是怀孕。必须到三月后尺脉才数，若仅寸关调而尺脉绝的，是经病。《素问》说：阳脉搏动而阴脉有别，叫做有子。意思是尺寸部少阴脉动甚，另外有阳脉搏击手指，因为心主血脉，肾为胞门之故。然而血属阴，气属阳，血旺气衰，也是阴搏阳的含义。所以诀云：肝为血兮肺为气，血为荣兮气为卫，阴阳配偶不参差，两脏通和皆类同。血衰气旺定无妊娠，血旺气衰应有身孕。寸微关滑尺带数，流利往来并见雀啄脉。小儿脉象已见形态，数月怀胎犹未察觉。又说：两手关脉滑大相应，有形之胎也在前述话语中。叔和既以左肝右肺分气血衰旺，又以寸尺分气血，寸微为气衰，尺数为血旺。关滑者，滑表示血多气少，然而尺脉滑疾带散、带代，如雀啄稍停者，乃是胎气盛，闭塞所致。此时若作渴脉迟，欲为水肿，后腹痛者必堕胎。有人怀疑这与《脉诀》中尺滑有间断为经病的说法是否相反？其实经病尺滑必带缓弱迟涩，胎脉尺滑带数而实。两关左滑大为男，右滑大为女。又说：关上一动一止代表一月，二动一止代表二月，三四动一止代表三四月。盖中冲穴应足阳明胃经，主三四月。少冲穴应手太阳小肠经，主五六月。太冲穴应手阳明大肠经，主七八月。凡怀孕四月，形质已具备。左手滑疾实大为男，右手滑疾实大为女，左右俱滑疾实大者为双胎。又诸阳脉为男，诸阴脉为女。诀云：左手太阳浮大男，右手太阴沉细女。《脉经》说：左手浮大为男，右手浮大为女；左手沉实为男，右手沉细为女；尺脉左偏大为男，右偏大为女；左右俱浮大有力者为二男，左右俱沉细有力者为二女；诸阳为浮，诸阴为沉，凡浮大滑数诸阳脉皆为男，凡沉细诸阴脉皆为女。又诸阳脉在诸阳经为男，诸阴脉在诸阴经为女；若阴阳混浊，则女作男生，男作女生。诀云：左手带纵两个儿，右手带横一双女；左手脉逆生三男，右手脉顺还三女；寸关尺部皆相应，一男一女分形证。盖左手带纵者，如心沉肝浮肾缓，皆是夫乘妻脉，上下直看，往来流利不绝，气血之盛，故生两男。左手带横者，如肺弦脾沉肾细，皆是妻乘夫脉，推之横看，满指无间，气血之盛，故生两女。左手脉逆者，如心弦肝滑肾微浮，皆是子乘母脉，自下溢上，往来流利，气血盛极，故生三男。右手脉顺者，如肺缓脾洪肾弦长滑，皆是母乘子脉，自上流下，往来疾速，气血盛极，故生三女。认真纵即左手太阳浮大男，横即右手太阴沉细女；逆即左手沉实男，顺即右手沉细女。五月脉虽喜疾而不散，但太急为紧为数者必漏胎；大缓为迟者必腹胀而喘，为浮者必患水肿，六七月脉实大牢强弦紧者生，沉细而涩者当防堕胎，若丹田气暖胎动者可救，胎冷若水者难治。脉弦发热恶寒，其胎逾腹腹痛，小腹如扇，子脏闭也，宜热药温之。少阴脉微紧，血养不周，双胎一死一存。胎动或因倒化，或因惊恐，或因劳力，或因食热，或因房室，轻则漏血，重则血下如同月水，血干胎死。而气无血制，上冲心腹闷痛，面目唇舌色见青者，子母俱死。此不独七八月然也，十个月内皆宜慎之，七八月脉实大弦强者生，沉细者死。足月身热脉乱者吉。
临产六至，脉号离经。或沉细滑，若无即生。浮大难产，寒热又频，此是凶候，急于色征。面颊唇舌，忌黑与青；面赤母活，子命必倾。若胎在腹，子母归冥。
一呼六至，或一呼一至，曰离经。经，常也。人呼吸一日一夜，一万三千五百息，脉行八十一丈，周而复始，从初起之经再起，今因胎坠，胃脉之离常络之处，不从所起之经再起，故曰离经。脉沉细而滑，乃肾脏本脉已形，或脉沉如无者即产，浮大者难产。若身重体热，寒热频作，此凶症也。急看面舌气色，逐胎救母。盖面乃心之华，舌乃心之苗，青则肝虚不能藏血，破浆早而胎胞干涩，不能转动，黑则肾水克火，是以子母俱死。惟面赤舌青者，乃心血流通，母活子死。若胎死不出，母命亦危。
After and before menstruation, the pulse is soft as usual. Although the Cun (Inch) and Guan (Bar) pulses are harmonious, if the Chi (Cubit) pulse is absent or weak, it causes intestinal pain. If the pulse is deep and slow with weakness in the lower part, one must guard against excessive menstrual flow. If the pulse is slightly deficient leading to difficult menstruation, what harm is there in having it once every two months? If the three positions show intermittent stopping between floating and sinking, or if the pulse is slightly slow and choppy, this is called "Ju Jing" (menstruation occurring once every three months), due to insufficient Qi and Blood; if it exceeds three months, amenorrhea becomes hard to endure.
If Heart and Spleen diseases manifest, the Guan position is hidden while the Cun position floats (this is due to mental insufficiency, where the left Cun pulse is deep and knotted). Shaoyang disease presents with a humble and deep pulse, Shao Yin disease with a fine pulse. Pre-menstrual edema caused by Water Fen disorder is easy to cure. A deep and rapid Cun pulse, a slightly wiry Fuyang pulse, and a deep and slippery Shao Yin pulse indicate Blood Fen disorders, which are worrying. A floating and weak Cun pulse leads to tidal fever, vexation, and sweating. A surging, deficient, and rapid Cun pulse indicates Fire moving causing consumptive disease. A floating and choppy Fuyang pulse causes acid regurgitation and Qi stagnation. Abdominal pain and fullness with a floating and tight pulse, when seen in the Shao Yin position, indicate hidden Hernia and Jia masses within. Leukorrhea and Metrorrhagia typically present with a floating pulse; a deficient and slow pulse indicates a favorable prognosis, while an excess and rapid pulse indicates severe condition. A slippery and rapid Shao Yin pulse suggests Qi Lin (dysuria) or Yin sores; a wiry pulse indicates Yin pain or prolapse of the uterus/intestine.
Generally, women's pulses being more soggy and weak than men's is normal. If the pulse is normal, even if menstruation comes early or late, in large or small amounts, or is absent for a month, it does not constitute a Menstrual Disorder. Only when the Cun and Guan pulses are normal but the Chi pulse is absent or weak, indicating accumulation in the lower abdomen and intestines, pain rushing to the heart, and irregular menstruation, is it pathological. If the pulse is deep and slow, it indicates lower deficiency and heavy menstruation. Conversely, a slightly deficient and obstructed pulse without sweating indicates menstruation will come in two months, commonly called "Jian Yue". If all three positions show intermittent stopping, and the Cun/Guan pulses are slightly choppy, slightness indicates Stomach Qi deficiency, and choppy indicates deficiency of Jin Ye (Body Fluids) and Blood. A slight and slow Chi pulse indicates lack of Essence and cold in the Yin, known as "Ju Jing" (menstruation every three months). Although flow may decrease and stop, in women who have had abortions or many births, this is called "Blood Dryness". The Classic states: "Diseases of the Two Yang (Stomach and Large Intestine) originate from the Heart and Spleen; those with unspoken grievances do not menstruate." This is due to mental distress causing Spleen failure to transform food, leading to Lung Metal losing nourishment, Qi stagnation, Kidney Water failing to flourish, and Blood drying up. Initially, menstruation is irregular and dripping; if Spleen and Stomach decline severely, it turns into loose stools and edema. Untreated, it becomes severe Jia masses, Lao disease, or Chuan Shi (infectious wasting disease).
Shaoyang pulse humble, Shao Yin pulse fine, irregular menstruation, blood transforming into water, stasis and water blocking the Bao Men (uterus gate), named "Water Fen", where edema precedes amenorrhea, is easier to treat. Deep and rapid Cun pulse: rapid indicates Yang excess, deep indicates Yin knotting. Slightly wiry Fuyang pulse: slight indicates no Stomach Qi, wiry indicates difficulty breathing. Deep and slippery Shao Yin pulse: deep indicates interior, slippery indicates excess; deep and slippery interacting means blood knotting at Bao Men and meridian blockage, named "Blood Fen", where amenorrhea precedes edema, making it difficult to treat. Floating and weak Cun pulse: floating indicates Qi deficiency, weak indicates Heat in Blood Fen, causing tidal fever and spontaneous sweating. In men, a deficient and rapid Chi pulse with deep and slight Cun pulse indicates Lao disease; in women, a deficient and rapid Cun pulse with deep and slight Chi pulse also indicates Lao disease. Lao disease presents with sweating, tidal fever, and cough, similar to male Yin deficiency with Fire moving.
Floating and choppy Fuyang pulse: floating indicates Qi stagnation, choppy indicates Cold, causing abdominal fullness, acid regurgitation, belching, and downward Qi movement leading to cold abdominal pain. Floating indicates bowel sounds and abdominal fullness; tight indicates abdominal pain. Floating and tight Shao Yin pulse indicates Hernia, Jia, and abdominal pain. Floating and moving Shao Yin pulse: floating indicates deficiency, moving indicates pain, possibly metrorrhagia/leukorrhea or vaginal prolapse. Slippery and rapid Shao Yin pulse indicates Qi Lin or painful/itchy Yin sores. Wiry Shao Yin pulse indicates severe Yin pain, called "Chang Ting" (intestinal prolapse).
At early pregnancy, the Cun pulse is slight with five beats per breath, three positions are balanced, and long pressing does not weaken. At three months, Yin pulses beat upon Yang pulses, Qi declines and Blood flourishes, pulse is appropriate. Liver Qi is horizontal and Lung Qi weak, Heart pulse is slippery and surging, Chi pulse is slippery with dispersion, becoming stronger with long pressing. If Guan pulse is slippery and large, with frequent Dai (knotted) stops, thirst, and slow pulse, the fetus is likely injured. At four months, gender can be distinguished: right female, left male, or floating/sinking, rapid/large/excess combined. Both sides flourishing indicates twins; further examination of meridians confirms Yin/Yang. As long as the pulse is rapid but not dispersed, at five months of pregnancy, too tight or too slow indicates swelling or leakage disaster. At six/seven months, pulse prefers solid and long; deep, slow, and choppy warns of miscarriage. Wiry pulse with chills/fever requires warming the Zi Fang (uterus). At eight months, wiry and solid is good, deep and thin is bad. Slight and tight Shao Yin pulse in twins indicates one dead, one alive. Labor, fright, or falling makes fetal blood hard to contain. Rushing to the heart with stifling pain and blue complexion ensures death. At term, chaotic pulse is auspicious.
Early pregnancy pulse is peaceful and deficient, Cun slightly small, five beats per breath, floating/sinking equal, unbroken pressing, amenorrhea without other illness indicates pregnancy. Only after three months does Chi become rapid; if only Cun/Guan are harmonious and Chi is absent, it is a menstrual disorder. Su Wen says: "Yang pulses beat distinctly from Yin, called having a child." This refers to strong movement in Shao Yin at Cun/Chi, with additional Yang pulse beating the fingers, as Heart governs Blood vessels and Kidney is the Bao Men. Blood is Yin, Qi is Yang; Blood flourishing and Qi declining is the meaning of Yin beating on Yang. Thus, the verse says: Liver is Blood, Lung is Qi; Blood is Ying, Qi is Wei. Yin and Yang pairing without error, both organs harmonious are similar. Blood deficient and Qi flourishing definitely no pregnancy; Blood flourishing and Qi declining implies pregnancy. Slight Cun, slippery Guan, rapid Chi with flowing movement and Sparrow-pecking pulse. Children's pulse shows form, yet months of pregnancy remain unnoticed. Also: Both hands Guan slippery and large correspondingly, formed fetus is in previous words. He Su divided Qi/Blood flourishing by Left Liver/Right Lung, and by Cun/Chi; Slight Cun is Qi deficiency, Rapid Chi is Blood flourishing. Slippery Guan means much Blood little Qi. However, slippery/rapid/dispersed/Dai Chi pulse like sparrow-pecking stopping indicates abundant Fetal Qi blocking. If thirsty with slow pulse, edema is desired; subsequent abdominal pain leads to miscarriage. Some doubt if this contradicts Mai Jue saying interrupted slippery Chi is menstrual disorder? Actually, menstrual slippery Chi carries slow/weak/slow/choppy qualities, whereas fetal slippery Chi is rapid and solid. Left Guan slippery/large is male, Right Guan slippery/large is female. Also: One stop per Guan movement is one month, two stops is two months, three/four stops is three/four months. Zhongchong corresponds to Foot-Yangming Stomach, governing 3-4 months. Shaochong corresponds to Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine, governing 5-6 months. Taichong corresponds to Hand-Yangming Large Intestine, governing 7-8 months. At four months, form is complete. Left hand rapid/solid/large is male, right hand rapid/solid/large is female, both sides rapid/solid/large are twins. All Yang pulses indicate male, all Yin pulses indicate female. Verse: Left hand Taiyang floating/large is male, right hand Taiyin deep/thin is female. Mai Jing says: Left floating/large male, right floating/large female; Left deep/solid male, right deep/thin female; Chi left biased large male, right biased large female; Both sides floating/large powerful two males, both sides deep/thin powerful two females; All Yang are floating, all Yin are deep; All floating/large/slippiy/rapid Yang pulses are male, all deep/thin Yin pulses are female. Yang pulses in Yang meridians are male, Yin pulses in Yin meridians are female; If Yin/Yang mixed, female acts as male, male as female. Verse: Left hand Zong (vertical) two sons, right hand Heng (horizontal) two daughters; Left hand Ni (counter) three sons, right hand Shun (smooth) three daughters; Cun/Guan/Chi all corresponding, one son one daughter distinct forms. Left Zong means, e.g., Heart deep, Liver floating, Kidney slow, Husband overcoming Wife pulse, vertical view, smooth flow, abundant Qi/Blood, thus two sons. Left Heng means, e.g., Lung wiry, Spleen deep, Kidney fine, Wife overcoming Husband pulse, horizontal push, full finger no gap, abundant Qi/Blood, thus two daughters. Left Ni means, e.g., Heart wiry, Liver slippery, Kidney slightly floating, Child overcoming Mother pulse, overflowing bottom to top, smooth flow, extreme Qi/Blood abundance, thus three sons. Right Shun means, e.g., Lung slow, Spleer surging, Kidney wiry/long/slippy, Mother overcoming Child pulse, flowing top to bottom, rapid flow, extreme Qi/Blood abundance, thus three daughters. Strictly speaking, Zong is Left Taiyang floating/large male, Heng is Right Taiyin deep/thin female; Ni is Left deep/solid male, Shun is Right deep/thin female. Five-month pulse likes rapid but not dispersed; too tight/rapid causes leakage; too slow causes abdominal distension/wheezing; floating causes edema. Six/seven-month solid/large/tough/wiry pulse indicates birth; deep/thin/choppy warns miscarriage; if Dantian Qi warms and fetus moves, it can be saved; if fetus cold as water, hard to treat. Wiry pulse with fever/chills, fetus protruding, abdominal pain, lower abdomen like a fan, Zi Zang closed, use hot herbs to warm. Slight and tight Shao Yin pulse, insufficient blood nourishment, twin one dead one alive. Fetus movement due to inversion, fright, labor, hot food, or intercourse; light leakage, heavy bleeding like menstruation, blood dry fetus dies. Qi without Blood restraint rushes to heart/abdomen with stifling pain, blue face/lips/tongue, mother and fetus both die. This applies not just to 7-8 months but all ten months; 7-8 month solid/large/wiry pulse survives, deep/thin dies. Term fever and chaotic pulse is auspicious.
Approaching labor, six beats per breath, pulse called Li Jing (Departing from the Channel). Or deep/thin/slippery, if absent immediately gives birth. Floating/large difficult birth, frequent chills/fever, this is ominous, urgently check color signs. Cheeks/lips/tongue, avoid black and green; red face mother lives, son life tilts. If fetus in abdomen, mother and son return to darkness.
Six beats per exhalation, or one beat per exhalation, is called Li Jing. Jing means constant. Human breathes 13,500 times a day/night, pulse travels 81 zhang, cycling back to start from initial Jing. Now due to fetus falling, Stomach pulse departs from normal collateral location, not restarting from original Jing, hence Li Jing. Deep/thin/slippery pulse is Kidney organ pulse formed; if pulse deep as if absent, immediate birth; floating/large difficult birth. Heavy body, body heat, frequent chills/fever, this is ominous syndrome. Urgently check face/tongue color, expel fetus save mother. Face is Heart flower, tongue is Heart sprout; green indicates Liver deficiency unable to store Blood, premature membrane rupture, fetal sac dry/stiff unable to rotate; black indicates Kidney Water overcoming Fire, thus mother and fetus both die. Only red face green tongue indicates Heart Blood circulation, mother lives fetus dies. If dead fetus not out, mother life also dangerous.
Postpartum slow/slippery, deep/thin also suitable; solid/large/wire/tough, choppy/rapid all dangerous.
Postpartum relies on Stomach Qi; slow/slippery means Spleen/Stomach harmony; solid/large/wiry/tough means Wood overcoming Earth. Deep/thin suitable because postpartum great deficiency, pulse matches symptom; choppy/rapid disordered means much Blood loss and Heart exhaustion.