Women's Health

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04/06/2008

This subject encompasses a broad scope of practice which acupuncture and herbs have treated for thousands of years. Chinese medicine is helpful in treating:

• PMS
• Endometriosis
• Fibroids
• Menopause (hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, etc)
• PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)
• Insomnia
• Irregular periods
• Emotional irregularities
• Infertility

The focus is on the hormonal system and the timing of a women’s cycle. Certain hormones are elevated during different phases in a woman’s cycle and acupuncture and herbal treatments focus on regulating these hormones and nourishing them at the right time to achieve optimal balance.

For example, studies suggest PMS symptoms are due to progesterone deficiencies. Acupuncture and herbs are used to promote progesterone during the luteal phase of a women’s cycle. When this is achieved, PMS symptoms are alleviated and women have a cycle with less premenstrual discomfort. Chinese medicine treats the whole person, so physical symptoms improve, as well as emotional imbalances. The benefits: no PMS, without any side effects!!