Acupuncture for Pregnancy
ACUPUNCTURE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH PROBLEMS
Throughout Asia, Chinese healing therapies are the first choice in health care for women's medical issues. Acupuncture, herbs, and massage are often more effective, safer, and less costly than Western medical practices. Acupuncture and other Oriental modalities play a big part in keeping Asian women healthy. Perhaps because of this, Asian women suffer far less from menstrual, menopausal and other conditions common in the West.
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Women of Childbearing Age
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Menopausal Women
For women with PCOS, acupuncture and exercise may bring relief, reduce risks.
Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 - 05:22 in Health & Medicine
Exercise and electro-acupuncture treatments can reduce sympathetic nerve activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a new study. The finding is important because women with PCOS often have elevated sympathetic nerve activity, which plays a role in hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, obesity and cardiovascular disease The study also found that the electro-acupuncture treatments led to more regular menstrual cycles, reduced testosterone levels and reduced waist circumference.
Ovarian Cysts
Traditional Chinese Medicine, ovarian cysts can develop due to phlegm, dampness, and blood stasis. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs can be effective for decreasing the size of ovarian cysts and relieving any pain and/or sense of fullness they can cause.
See: Acupuncture for Cysts Fibroids.
Menopause
See: Acupuncture for Menopause.
