Abstract: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is currently the most effective treatment for aacquired immunodeficiency syndrome（AIDS）. Clinical studies have shown that the ART treatment causes menstrual disorder for some female patients. Compared with ordinary menstrual disorder syndrome, the menstrual disorder with ART treatment has its own syndrome characteristics: often accompanied by fatigue, decline of immunity, susceptibility to wind chill, internal obstruction of dampness and turbidity, phlegm and blood stasis, HIV lingering to deficiency, etc. According to theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the menstrual disorder in ART treatment are mainly caused by deficiency of liver and kidney, loss of vitality, and accumulation of evil poisons. The treatment on this menstrual disorder should focus on invigorating the kidney and filling essence, reinforcing the vital essence and strengthening the body, expel evil spirits, righteousness and exorcism. TCM treatment of menstrual disorder has the advantages of a long history, significant curative effect, rich experience, fewer side effects, etc. The authors analyzed the recent studies on the TCM treatment of menstrual disorder after ART and found that there were few clinical studies on the intervention of TCM in the treatment of menstrual disorder after ART. The most research works were carried out from the perspective of menstrual disorder caused by other diseases, but not from the perspective of menstrual disorder caused by AIDS.

Key words: Traditional Chinese medicine, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Antiretroviral therapy treatment, Menstrual disorder