Acupuncture for Woman's Health

There are certain aspects of women’s health that can become a strain including menstruation, menopause, maintaining weight, and more. There’s a natural timeline women experience, from monthly menstruation to pregnancy to menopause, and all the seasons in between, and during through these trends various symptoms can arise.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a natural and effective treatment that can help with easing and balancing woman's hormones, aid with transitions of different stages and of woman's life and help with general woman's health issues

• Fertility and Pregnancy support    
• Regulating menstrual cycles
• Fibroids and polyps  
• Frequent UTIs
• Endometriosis  
• Menopausal symptoms    
• Vulvodynia  

Menstruation 

TCM can address irregular, heavy, light, or no period.  In TCM theory regulation of the menstrual cycle will not only have a positive effect on increasing fertility outcomes and assisting with conception, but also reflects the general health and vitality a woman. 

An acupuncture and herbal medicine can treat 

• PMS
• Menstrual irregularity and amenorrhea
• Cramps
• Low back pain
• Headache
• Emotional imbalance

Fertility 

Acupuncture is currently used alongside IVF to help increase chances of conception, maintenance of a viable pregnancy and successful delivery.  Acupuncture can assist in regulating hormones, encouraging ovulation, and calming the central nervous system by reducing stress.  When trying to conceive, the health and vitality of both partners is addressed in TCM treatments, to promote the best possible outcome.

Pregnancy and Post-partum recovery

During pregnancy strong hormonal changes can affect emotional responses and cause morning sickness. Changes to the body shape put a lot of pressure on lower back, hips, legs and feet, sleep is often disturbed. TCM treatments may assist in providing natural drug-free relief for many of these symptoms.

• Miscarriage
• Morning sickness
• Heartburn
• Fatigue
• Aches and pains
• anxiety and depression
• Preparation for labor and delivery
• Healing and recovery post-birth
• Lactation support

Menopause

The symptoms of menopause may be frustrating and debilitating for many women. TCM treatment aims to reduce symptoms such as 

• Night sweats  
• Hot flushes 
• Irritability 
• Anxiety 
• Memory fog 
• Sleep disruption 
• Fatigue