Popular Conditions Treated :: Women's Health and Fertility
Women's Health and Fertility
The treatment of women is of special interest in Chinese Medicine. Women of any age benefit from the use of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Be it a girl at the onset of her menses with PMS or irregular cycles, a young woman with a history of menstrual disorders, or endometriosis, or a woman seeking assistance with fertility and subsequent pregnancy issues or helping a woman through menopause with hot flashes and mood changes. Fertility is of special interest lately with the recent publication of a study on the impressive effects of acupuncture to improve the success rate of IVF (in vitro fertilization). Chinese Medicine has successfully treated infertility for thousands of years and continues to prove highly effective for both women and men.
National Library of Medicine: link to information about the study of the influence of acupuncture on the pregancny rate in patients who undergo assisted Reproduction Therapy.
Menstrual Cycles and Women's Health:
PMS, irregular periods, painful periods, heavy bleeding, scanty bleeding, spotting, breast tenderness, emotional changes, endometriosis, fibroids, heavy vaginal discharge
Fertility:
Difficulty conceiving, male infertility, habitual miscarriage, improved IVF success rate
Chinese Medicine can help to improve fertility and the success rate of Assisted Reproductive Therapy in many ways:
1) Increase blood flow to the uterus
2) Improve ovary function to produce better quality eggs
3) Regulate hormones to increase follicle production
4) Relax the patient and decrease their stress
5) Prevent uterine contractions
6) Mitigate side effects of drugs used in Assisted Reproductive Therapies
7) Strengthen the immune system
8) Treat and prevent habitual miscarriage
9) Improve semen quality: count, motility and morphology
Pregnancy:
Morning sickness, Nausea and Vomiting, Backache, Constipation, Insomnia, Hemorrhoids, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Fatigue, Induction of childbirth, Pain Relief during Labor, Shortened Duration of Labor, Post-Natal Recuperation, Post-partum depression
Menopause:
Hot flashes, Night sweats, Spontaneous Sweating, Mood changes, Dryness, Insomnia
